Thread: Dr. Michio Kaku
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Old 17-05-2005, 12:51 AM
bggarchow
 
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Author of Parallel Worlds; stated in the documentary alien worlds
that life is an accident, millions of accidents, so simple, direct and
straight forward. All life on earth is based on pure chance, in a
similar pond like the one in your yard.


I too saw the program and cringed when Dr. Kaku said that because I
*knew* it would be mis-interpreted.

In scientific context, the terms chance, random and accident mean 'not
pre-determined'.

The topic of the program was-what might life on other planets look like?

What Dr. Kaku ment was that the *specific* course evolution on Earth
took was not pre-determined but rather the result of adaptation to
chance (not pre-determined)environmental conditions.

If life exists on other planets, it would probably be very different
because conditions there (the chance part) would likely be very different.

No Morals required.


Huh?