Re: X-based lifeforms

From: Bill Westfield <billw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 29 Sep 2005 04:10:22 -0700

> > If one takes into account availability and
> > stability, carbon wins hands down.
> >
> >How do you figure that? Silicon is many times more common than carbon..
>
> ?

I think he means more common on earth.

Well, I did, but in retrospect that was a bad thing to do given the
nature of the discussion, and I stand corrected...

BillW
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