correction: The first sentence of my post should read:
"Life is a natural condtion of mater, given the proper conditions." sorry
[quote=Mike Kremer]
Wow,
Thomas J Gassett, you echo my own thoughts almost exactly, when you state that "Life is a natural condition of matter, given the proper conditions"
Furthermore, I am certain that it was the natural inter-molecular affinity of the different (chemical) surfaces interacting with each other using their atomic surface forces, that almost certainly governed the beginnings of early life upon this Earth, and elsewhere in the Universe.
That, put into context with your interesting post regarding the natural building blocks of organic acids, CO2, and sugars, heated and shielded underground, from UV radiation. As you mention...do put the odds of life happening ... in life's favor.
