it’s completely reasonable to think that there’s life out there there’s just so
there’s life out there there’s just so
there’s life out there there’s just so many possibilities of billions of stars
many possibilities of billions of stars
many possibilities of billions of stars and billions of galaxies and all of that
and billions of galaxies and all of that
and billions of galaxies and all of that that it uh surely there’s life after
that it uh surely there’s life after
that it uh surely there’s life after [Music]
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[Music] finding life even primitive microbial
finding life even primitive microbial
finding life even primitive microbial life would change our place in the
life would change our place in the
life would change our place in the universe by telling us that we’re not
universe by telling us that we’re not
universe by telling us that we’re not alone and it would most likely be an
alone and it would most likely be an
alone and it would most likely be an indication that we’re getting closer to
indication that we’re getting closer to
indication that we’re getting closer to finding an intelligent civilization it
finding an intelligent civilization it
finding an intelligent civilization it would be really fun if we could find an
would be really fun if we could find an
would be really fun if we could find an alien that you know could send me an
alien that you know could send me an
alien that you know could send me an email or Twitter or whatever all day
email or Twitter or whatever all day
email or Twitter or whatever all day long but the profound question is is
long but the profound question is is
long but the profound question is is life or non-life once we have the
life or non-life once we have the
life or non-life once we have the microbial we have the potential for
microbial we have the potential for
microbial we have the potential for intelligence but if we don’t have a
intelligence but if we don’t have a
intelligence but if we don’t have a life-form at all we don’t have the
life-form at all we don’t have the
life-form at all we don’t have the potential for anything but what if we do
potential for anything but what if we do
potential for anything but what if we do find complex life out there what would
find complex life out there what would
find complex life out there what would it look like would it be anything like
it look like would it be anything like
it look like would it be anything like what we see in Hollywood movies it is
what we see in Hollywood movies it is
what we see in Hollywood movies it is humorous that Hollywood depicts aliens
humorous that Hollywood depicts aliens
humorous that Hollywood depicts aliens more or less the same way there’s a
more or less the same way there’s a
more or less the same way there’s a Klingon here and a Romulan there and
Klingon here and a Romulan there and
Klingon here and a Romulan there and there’s slanty eyes and you know big old
there’s slanty eyes and you know big old
there’s slanty eyes and you know big old brains and so on any sort of alien that
brains and so on any sort of alien that
brains and so on any sort of alien that resembles a human is ludicrous two eyes
resembles a human is ludicrous two eyes
resembles a human is ludicrous two eyes a nose and a mouth there’s no reason
a nose and a mouth there’s no reason
a nose and a mouth there’s no reason that an alien have to be adapted this
that an alien have to be adapted this
that an alien have to be adapted this way
way
way over hundreds of millions of years all
over hundreds of millions of years all
over hundreds of millions of years all the creatures of our planet have adapted
the creatures of our planet have adapted
the creatures of our planet have adapted to their environment so the chemistry’s
to their environment so the chemistry’s
to their environment so the chemistry’s are similar which means your genetic
are similar which means your genetic
are similar which means your genetic makeup isn’t all that different from an
makeup isn’t all that different from an
makeup isn’t all that different from an earthworm or even your pet basically all
earthworm or even your pet basically all
earthworm or even your pet basically all animals are worms or worms we got a head
animals are worms or worms we got a head
animals are worms or worms we got a head we got a tail
we got a tail
we got a tail we’re long and skinny and that’s how we
we’re long and skinny and that’s how we
we’re long and skinny and that’s how we move forward dinosaurs or worms
move forward dinosaurs or worms
move forward dinosaurs or worms what people don’t understand is that
what people don’t understand is that
what people don’t understand is that evolution is not a road map humans are
evolution is not a road map humans are
evolution is not a road map humans are not at the top of the evolutionary
not at the top of the evolutionary
not at the top of the evolutionary ladder
ladder
ladder we’re not the endpoint the goal of
we’re not the endpoint the goal of
we’re not the endpoint the goal of evolution or anything like that
evolution or anything like that
evolution or anything like that we’re accidents we’re random we eat
we’re accidents we’re random we eat
we’re accidents we’re random we eat through our mouths but we can breathe
through our mouths but we can breathe
through our mouths but we can breathe through our mouths and that means we can
through our mouths and that means we can
through our mouths and that means we can choke on food that’s a terrible design
choke on food that’s a terrible design
choke on food that’s a terrible design but it’s an accident of evolution maybe
but it’s an accident of evolution maybe
but it’s an accident of evolution maybe aliens evolved a different thing maybe
aliens evolved a different thing maybe
aliens evolved a different thing maybe they don’t need to breathe maybe they
they don’t need to breathe maybe they
they don’t need to breathe maybe they can get oxygen in some other way
can get oxygen in some other way
can get oxygen in some other way anything like that can go as long as it
anything like that can go as long as it
anything like that can go as long as it makes sense for the environment so life
makes sense for the environment so life
makes sense for the environment so life on another planet
on another planet
on another planet would adapt to its environment and could
would adapt to its environment and could
would adapt to its environment and could be stranger than you could ever imagine
be stranger than you could ever imagine
be stranger than you could ever imagine it’s fun to speculate about how life
it’s fun to speculate about how life
it’s fun to speculate about how life might evolve under conditions that are
might evolve under conditions that are
might evolve under conditions that are very different from those here on the
very different from those here on the
very different from those here on the earth if you lived on a planet with
earth if you lived on a planet with
earth if you lived on a planet with twice the gravity of Earth there’d be a
twice the gravity of Earth there’d be a
twice the gravity of Earth there’d be a lot more pull on your body and you’d
lot more pull on your body and you’d
lot more pull on your body and you’d come crashing down twice as hard if you
come crashing down twice as hard if you
come crashing down twice as hard if you fell
so perhaps creatures there would have
so perhaps creatures there would have stronger stockier bodies with more legs
stronger stockier bodies with more legs
stronger stockier bodies with more legs closer to the ground a planet with very
closer to the ground a planet with very
closer to the ground a planet with very little gravity would be like our Moon or
little gravity would be like our Moon or
little gravity would be like our Moon or Mars
Mars
Mars I can imagine a creature on a low
I can imagine a creature on a low
I can imagine a creature on a low gravity planet as being long and spindly
gravity planet as being long and spindly
gravity planet as being long and spindly life on a low gravity planet may be tall
life on a low gravity planet may be tall
life on a low gravity planet may be tall and thin with long gangly legs if life
and thin with long gangly legs if life
and thin with long gangly legs if life evolved on a very dense planet where the
evolved on a very dense planet where the
evolved on a very dense planet where the atmosphere is suit ly water light you
atmosphere is suit ly water light you
atmosphere is suit ly water light you could see creatures as big as whales or
could see creatures as big as whales or
could see creatures as big as whales or elephants actually flying not through
elephants actually flying not through
elephants actually flying not through the air but through this liquid like
the air but through this liquid like
the air but through this liquid like atmosphere I think we are currently
atmosphere I think we are currently
atmosphere I think we are currently ignorant actually about the real
ignorant actually about the real
ignorant actually about the real realistic diversity of life elsewhere
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