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The sun is a deadly laser... (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I'm skeptical of this. Life doesn't just need a certain temperature, it needs to convert lower entropy energy to higher entropy. A uniform environment temperature does not provide any usable energy. You would still need a star or some other energy source.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    It also needs something that can form complex molecules. The lightest element we know of that can form these is carbon. That didn't appear in reasonable quantities until the first stars exploded.

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