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Words_Are_Hrad t1_ixzcdxf wrote

Reply to comment by Dr_ChungusAmungus in NASA discovery reveals there may have been life on Mars by Genevieves_bitch

Organic compounds, molecules with carbon in them. Not organic material in the context of dead remains of organisms.

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Dr_ChungusAmungus t1_ixzdlou wrote

Organic Matter- you are correct but it still would be a more promising indicator that life could have been there.

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scarabic t1_iy26vw8 wrote

You could say the presence of atoms is a promising indicator that life could have been there. After all, life isn’t possible without atoms! And we know that on earth, living things leave many atoms behind!

See how silly this sounds? It’s the same with “organic compounds.” No, it doesn’t mean anything on its own unless the types and concentrations of them are unlikely to occur naturally. Which we did not get any indication of from this video.

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