Life on Earth emerged fast. Far quicker than we thought | Aeon Essays
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Life on Earth emerged fast. Far quicker than we thought | Aeon Essays
Saved by Rajesh Kasturirangan

So rather than asking how life arose on Earth, Cronin is asking How does life arise, period?
Life is order out of chaos. Life is cold becoming warmth. So alien life was seen as scientifically unlikely. But then came a new hypothesis that says no, actually, as heat is added to groups of atoms those atoms organise to receive that energy.