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[fumei]

I am curious as to why randomness seems to be so abhorrent. It appears to be a serious objection for some.

Plus why is the origin of life always seems to be tied together with the evolution of life?

"the origin and evolution of life" shows up frequently. They are very distinctly different.

The origin IS extremely unlikely BUT possible.

The evolution (by natural selection) is (at this point of our knowledge) not just possible but extremely likely. NO other theory/idea comes remotely close to evolution for explaining the history of natural phenomena. Regarding the OP post, statistically it is very unlikely life formed in multiple places. HOWEVER, if you keep going statistically...while it may be very very very unlikely (as a singular event)...given enough event time and space (pun definitely intended), it becomes more likely as a universal event.

1,000,000,000,000 to 1 is a very very unlikely event.

But if you do "it" 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times then the event becomes ever and ever closer to possible.

Evolution says nothing about origin.

My personal opinion is that yes there is life elsewhere. This planet does not have all the life there is. There is, simply put, too much universe and too much time to think otherwise. Or to restate, the odds are, there is life elsewhere.

So what?

The same odds also make the possibility of contact very unlikely.