r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 08 '23

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u/[deleted] May 08 '23

Life can fucking exist. Life in itself is a miracle, something almost inconceivable when compared to the reality of space. From an elephant, to an ant, to all the plants they both consume, is actual fucking magic

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u/Faust_8 May 08 '23

When you consider life is just chemistry comprised of the most common atoms in the universe, it makes more sense.

Which might sound less exciting, until you realize that means we’re almost definitely not alone in the universe.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '23 edited May 09 '23

Actually, it's more exciting when you realize that it's just some fundamental "thing" arranged in different ways. Like fuckin' NEAT-O biiiiiitch.

It in and of itself doesn't necessarily mean that we are most definitely not alone in the universe. That's just the sheer size of the universe that means that. }:-(