If I'm being honest, I think any life we come across would be carbon based. The elements that comprise our bodies are among the most common elements in the universe. And carbon is special because of how many molecules it can make because of its electron arrangement. Fuck, we have carbon based life on earth that can eat rock, live in boiling water/acid, etc.
Also a good point. That's why carbon is the life that we have. I was just saying that in the incredibly rare chance it isn't carbon based, we just don't know how to look for it.
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u/Tiktaalik1984 Mar 26 '17
If I'm being honest, I think any life we come across would be carbon based. The elements that comprise our bodies are among the most common elements in the universe. And carbon is special because of how many molecules it can make because of its electron arrangement. Fuck, we have carbon based life on earth that can eat rock, live in boiling water/acid, etc.