[Moonman62]

That I am not sure of. Life may be just as likely, but adapted to those environments. I just dont know. Life sure seems to be able to live in the extremes on this planet.

One of these days you'll admit that the Fermi Paradox keeps looking better and better.

[RadioAstronomer]

One of these days you'll admit that the Fermi Paradox keeps looking better and better.

This has nothing to do with the Fermi Paradox at all. My objection to the Fermi Paradox is with the distances involved and our understanding of special and general relativity. This has everything to do with the Drake equation however.