Could there be life on Io ?

I don't get why scientists can't accept the possibility not all life would need the same circumstances as it does on earth. Thinking water=life, no water=no life could severely limit our chances in finding life. Their way of thinking is too confinded, we may even have found alien life already, but didn't even realize it was life because it didn't fit the limited view we have. Would you not agree that the best way for mankind to search for possible life in the universe would be to search for conditions that we know to be viable for life? It's not a limited view, it's a smart and scientifically ... [More]

I don't get why scientists can't accept the possibility not all life would need the same circumstances as it does on earth. Thinking water=life, no water=no life could severely limit our chances in finding life. Their way of thinking is too confinded, we may even have found alien life already, but didn't even realize it was life because it didn't fit the limited view we have. Cause Science is based on past evidence. That is how Science works. That does not mean it's the definite answer though as some people seem to think. (One little new discovery or missed number can change everything)

Would you not agree that the best way for mankind to search for possible life in the universe would be to search for conditions that we know to be viable for life? It's not a limited view, it's a smart and scientifically plausible view. Well yes and no. Using Science you cannot explain everything. We don't even fully understand everything on Earth yet, so in a way it's a bit premature looking for life on other planets altogether IMO. Science is just a way of working things out. When spending so much money on somehting like this though it is better to have evidence and facts to back up the theo... [More]

The only way we gonna know for sure is to go there and look. Or send a probe and bring back samples, but that is very hit and miss.

I hate it how people think life is other being's that walk and communicate the same as humans do. Life could just mean something very very small. Besides how do we know there anything like we imagine they could be very very diffrent!

I don't get why scientists can't accept the possibility not all life would need the same circumstances as it does on earth. They can, and do, Aztur. There are plenty of visions concerning life that might not be carbon-based, or which did not utilize water as a solvent. However, this is all hypothetical, theoretical musing. Science uses it's basis of data to formulate ideas. The only life we know of is the vast array of different life forms which we've found here on earth. All sorts of environments, all sorts of differing chemistries, but all organic. Since we know that the laws of physics appl... [More]

Would you not agree that the best way for mankind to search for possible life in the universe would be to search for conditions that we know to be viable for life? It's not a limited view, it's a smart and scientifically plausible view. i agree with this i disagree with this by limiting our what we will accept of life, we might miss the life that might be at the bottom of the sea.

The surface of Io is inhospitable to life as we know it, though it is very possible that oceans exist on it where conventional living creatures live.

i disagree with this by limiting our what we will accept of life, we might miss the life that might be at the bottom of the sea. Far too narrow a viewpoint.... Silica, fluorine, and hydrocarbons can all theoretically support life. ALL life does not have to be carbon - water based.

Far too narrow a viewpoint.... Silica, fluorine, and hydrocarbons can all theoretically support life. ALL life does not have to be carbon - water based. Or matter based.