Reminder: Every day you’re alive is an INCREDIBLY special occasion.
“If winning the Powerball is like picking the one correct ticket from a pile the size of a large building, the emergence of life is like picking the one correct ticket from a pile the size of the observable universe, repeated billions of times.”
Rough math:
Fine-tuned physical constants:
• Description: Universe has constants allowing stars, planets, and life chemistry.
• Rough Probability: 1 in 10^50.
• Formation of a habitable planet:
• Description: Planet in habitable zone with liquid water and stable environment.
• Rough Probability: 1 in 10^3 per star.
• Formation of organic molecules:
• Description: Organic compounds form on habitable planet.
• Rough Probability: 1 in 10.
• Emergence of self-replicating systems:
• Description: Organic molecules organize into self-replicating, evolvable systems.
• Rough Probability: 1 in 10^4.
