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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.”

Rob 8mo ago

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.

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