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re: Astrophysicist Dr. Willie Soon explains the abiotic origins of hydrocarbons.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 2:22 pm to GumboPot
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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Posted on 1/9/24 at 2:26 pm to crazy4lsu
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But that there is the possibility of abiotic hydrocarbons on other celestial objects doesn't necessarily inform the processes on Earth.
Right. It just suggest that the physical process is possible.
If the abiotic creation of hydrocarbons is being created 50 miles below our feet, 1.) we cannot physically witness it and to 2.) we do not have the materials to physically duplicate the process. The pressures and temperatures are too high.
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