My guess is that they were not because there is no evidence of organic life or prior life on these planets and moons. I'm open to the idea but I believe the idea of life on these planets and moons is highly unlikely.

Anyway the idea that carbon/hydrocarbons are unique to this planet due to life seems kind of myopic and ignores the fact that elemental carbon is formed from the stars (iron being the last element in a dying star). With the right combination of pressure, temperature and time elemental carbon combining with hydrogen to form hydrocarbons abiotically does not seem that far fetched.

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Posted by notsince98

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Posted on 1/9/24 at 2:18 pm to GumboPot

They have already admitted to abiotic production of methane gases in different locations around the planet. At some point they'll have to admit it is "possible" for other hydrocarbons, too. We can't just get academia dogma to change overnight.

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Posted by crazy4lsu

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Posted on 1/9/24 at 2:22 pm to GumboPot

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Anyway the idea that carbon/hydrocarbons are unique to this planet due to life seems kind of myopic and ignores the fact that elemental carbon is formed from the stars

Is someone suggesting that?

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With the right combination of pressure, temperature and time elemental carbon combining with hydrogen to form hydrocarbons abiotically does not seem that far fetched.

Right, which explains the hydrocarbons on Titan for example. But that there is the possibility of abiotic hydrocarbons on other celestial objects doesn't necessarily inform the processes on Earth.

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