[TheKidster]

That idea makes good Star Trek episodes but in reality the carbon atom is the only one with ability to form the complex stable molecules necessary for amino acids and other life essential building blocks.

[timer]

Ever heard of polysilanes?

[jas3]

That idea makes good Star Trek episodes but in reality the carbon atom is the only one with ability to form the complex stable molecules necessary for amino acids and other life essential building blocks.

I guess you are not a chemist? What about silicon?

jas3

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Silicon is a popular alternative for Macroevolutionists contemplating extraterrestrial life. It is in the crust of rocky planets (at least in the Solar System) in quantities rivaling that of carbon. Furthermore (again, from the Macroevolutionary viewpoint), life simply has to have a way to encode information. On Earth, carbon-based amino acids do this, but in theory silicon could about just as easily be used (as in computers and stuff). Macroevolutionary models of extraterrestrial life don't need DNA either (just a way to encode information), and now even water (hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, could be used, for one).

[Just another Joe]

That idea makes good Star Trek episodes but in reality the carbon atom is the only one with ability to form the complex stable molecules necessary for amino acids and other life essential building blocks.

Life, as we know it.
I don't pretend to be God and know that there are no other forms of life out there.