What If Life Didn’t Originate on Earth?
All of the systems, beliefs, emotions, and experiences that we call life are taking place on a tiny rock floating through space. During our time here, we’ve discovered that our rock is one of the only ones that has all the conditions necessary for sustaining life. Certainly the only one we’ve found.
What we can’t figure out for sure is what spark brought together all the conditions that led us into existence. What clues have we found so far?
Transcript and sources: https://insh.world/science/what-if-life-didnt-originate-on-earth/
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Watch more what-if scenarios:
Planet Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-HhCwYD7rc&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJCzxwmCq0NNpYq9N9wyb2l
The Cosmos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfuJyVkMH_g&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJno6oFF9nLGuwXNGYHmE8U
Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS3bBO05fpU&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTIeRY3JtgXgoGqSEB7kDdKO
Your Body: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmXR46TrbA8&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJNsV9FFeNAKl2ySsHj8GZO
Humanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdCDQIyXGnw&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTIFnvmOeWbv-Mt8zFxSCSvZ
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