On Aug 14, 9:17*am, Martin Brown
wrote:

It would be great fun if life was found wherever liquid water exists...

(And one in the eye for Young Earth Creationists)

Why?

With the reduction / oxidation of all sorts of chemicals in a deep
earth matrix of water and silicates, the need for time is no longer a
requirement for accidental miracles is it?

Personally I can't even be arsed with the idea that uranium et al is
limited to the good old days. If enough heat and pressure can be
generated in the upper atmosphere to turn nitrogen into carbon, there
wouldn't be all that much difficulty in turning lead and / or whatever
into uranium and the rest, would there?

It is much cheaper to believe the obvious than spend any time -or
anything less costly, on imagining alternatives. Not that I wish to
put you off your hobby.