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Summary of Common Misunderstandings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2022

Wallace Arthur
Wallace Arthur
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Emeritus Professor of Zoology, National University of Ireland, Galway
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Summary

Given the current state of play in the search for life beyond the Earth, where as yet we have no conclusive evidence, it might seem inappropriate to discuss ‘common misunderstandings’. But it’s not. There can be misunderstandings about the way we search for extraterrestrial life, as well as in relation to the scientific basis for our search, and it is these that I focus on here, rather than misunderstandings about extraterrestrial life itself. I discuss them below in the order in which they’re first encountered in the book.

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Understanding Life in the Universe , pp. 154 - 156
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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