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Alleged bodies of 'non-human beings' shown in Mexican Congress (phys.org)
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The alleged bodies of two "non-human" beings were presented during a congressional hearing in Mexico, generating a mixture of surprise, disbelief and ridicule on social media on Wednesday.

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[–] Rhaedas@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Absolutely on your last point, life elsewhere will have many environmental pressures that force things into a different direction. There will also be some things that work the same (convergent evolution). I used to think similarly about carbon with the idea that silicon or others could work as a base (and it may still happen) but I've seen a few good debunkings that knocked down the probability of it. Carbon is just so good chemically at what's needed for complexity.