And now, for something completely different! #1

I'm not just a perv who's into fat chicks. I have deep and meaningful thoughts on a diverse number of subjects, which is showing how ballsy I'm getting, never would have considered mixing my opinions with this subject on the really rare chance someone I know would figure it out. But I'm starting to feel a sort of pride for what I'm into, that and the entire title of the blog is refuted if all I talk about is big girls.

So lets begin, astrobiology, yeah, none of you saw it coming. Astrobiology is a strange sect of science, as it is, on a similar level with string theorists, as it is based in less science than other earth based sects. Unlike string theory, astrobiology isn't bullshit. They use the empirical method, they do not base facts on nothing, they simply assume too much, simply because there's no way of figuring many of the variables. Anyways, several of you may be wondering at this point what astrobiology is. Astrobiology is the study of life off of earth, be it on mars, be it in the Andromeda galaxy, life elsewhere in our universe, several earth lifeforms capable of prolonged exposure to the conditions of space are also studied extensively by these scientists. The goal of Astrobiologists is quite extensive, it is to truly understand life. To understand how it forms naturally in the universe, what compounds are capable of supporting a system of life, where can life exist, how can it exist, how evolution would function on planets much different from our own. And at the moment most important, to discover life off of our planet.

Now, this subject greatly interests me, not only is it important to understand ourselves better, something that could lead to untold medical breakthroughs and a true understanding of evolution, it is also one of the best, most credible ways to decrease religious belief, which would end a lot of ignorance. Not only that, but the idea of life being this tenacious bastard of a thing which exists almost everywhere, and acts unstoppable, it evolves, reproduces, and one cell can increase to an incredibly diverse and complex community.

My problem with it is how scientists approach it. Its pretty much clusterfucked, with little apparent organization. Scientists as a whole need to realize as great as it would be to prove, one molecule at a time that every natural existing substance on earth is found in the universe, it makes no difference whether or not we prove this because its like playing chess and aiming for the pawns. Its useless, and chances are you'll lose more valuable pieces in the process (In this metaphor, the more valuable pieces are GRANT MONEY!).

Sure we can state all the physical building blocks for life exist, it is also useful to figure out which sections of the universe have prime radiation levels for life. But life isn't an object, or a state of energy. Its the result of energy animating organic matter into an automaton capable of sustaining its animation with an energy source, and producing duplicates of itself. Stating the energy suitable for life, or the ingredients for life are present is useless, because how do we know other materials or energy levels are incapable of supporting a system of life, carbon based life is all we know, and we can't limit ourselves to thinking only carbon. Our jumps with artificial and intelligence may become so advanced one day we'll be able to create artificial life forms, capable of all of life's functions, but functioning using silicone as a base instead of carbon. There may be methane based life on Titan, its even been proposed that ammonia based life could exist in an environment as turbulent as Jupiter.

We need to focus all of this on finding life, not organics in big clouds, or planet fertile areas in galaxies billions of parsecs away. If we crack down and search under every rock in our solar system for life, and if we even find a humble bacterium, we'll realize how prevalent life is. Hypothesis confirmed, the universe is probably teeming with life if it can survive in such harsh places. Next step is to find multi-celled life, after that life forms operating on a sexual reproduction method, something that combines DNA in a way which causes more mutations. Then, and only then can we focus on finding sentience. Honestly, sure its great to prove the existance of these materials, but chemical bonds exist outside of our sphere, its not surprising they can configure atoms into a familiar way somewhere thousands of light years off.

I want us as a whole to understand everything that astrobiologists are researching, but they do not get nearly enough money to waste it searching for things other than smoking guns. Extrasolar planets in my mind are another good thing to be looking at, we're advancing a lot with methods for detecting and observing planets outside of our solar system, soon we'll be able to SEE planets we assume to be habitable. One day humanity will see the importance of the research, if we give them life, we will get more resources to discover more of this data.

I also used a post from an internet forum I frequent in this post... I think I truly don't care who knows who I am anymore.... I may feel compelled to unleash the information one day, but for now, goodnight.