Privileged Planet: life transformed the Earth (Introduction)
This whole argument supports my hypothesis for the purpose of early organismal forms in the 'grand design'.
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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.
Complete thread:
- Privileged Planet: Keppler searches for other Earths - 
David Turell, 
2011-02-05, 18:14 
- Privileged Planet: Keppler searches for other Earths - 
xeno6696, 
2011-02-06, 01:34
- Privileged Planet: New book - 
David Turell, 
2011-12-31, 19:24
- Privileged Planet: New book - 
David Turell, 
2015-03-05, 05:23
- Privileged Planet: Magnetic field - 
David Turell, 
2015-04-15, 18:38
- Privileged Planet: New study - 
David Turell, 
2015-07-22, 16:36
- Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
David Turell, 
2016-02-02, 05:40
- Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
dhw, 
2016-02-02, 18:31
- Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
David Turell, 
2016-02-02, 19:24
- Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
dhw, 
2016-02-03, 13:04
- Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
David Turell, 
2016-02-03, 15:38
- Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
dhw, 
2016-02-04, 08:31
- Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
David Turell, 
2016-02-04, 15:52
- Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
dhw, 
2016-02-05, 18:58
- Privileged Planet: very early Earth - 
David Turell, 
2017-05-08, 18:50
- Privileged Planet: very early Earth - 
David Turell, 
2018-03-29, 18:07
- Privileged Planet: we have useful phosphorus - 
David Turell, 
2018-04-06, 14:56
- Privileged Planet: p;ate tectonics and 'snowball Earth' - 
David Turell, 
2018-05-08, 01:08
- Privileged Planet: when land masses appeared - 
David Turell, 
2018-05-25, 21:12
- Privileged Planet: when land masses appeared - 
dhw, 
2018-05-26, 11:31
- Privileged Planet: when land masses appeared - 
David Turell, 
2018-05-26, 15:08
- Privileged Planet: where nitrogen is stored - 
David Turell, 
2018-05-29, 20:53
- Privileged Planet: how the magnetic field protects us - David Turell, 2018-05-31, 22:55
 
 
 - Privileged Planet: where nitrogen is stored - 
David Turell, 
2018-05-29, 20:53
 
 - Privileged Planet: when land masses appeared - 
David Turell, 
2018-05-26, 15:08
 
 - Privileged Planet: when land masses appeared - 
dhw, 
2018-05-26, 11:31
 - Privileged Planet: plate tectonics explained - 
David Turell, 
2018-06-08, 20:05
- Privileged Planet: plate tectonics explained - 
dhw, 
2018-06-09, 11:05
- Privileged Planet: our tilt helps life - 
David Turell, 
2018-06-21, 14:50
- Privileged Planet: our tilt helps life - 
David Turell, 
2018-07-03, 18:29
- Privileged Planet: clouds an interlocked system - 
David Turell, 
2018-08-16, 14:35
- Privileged Planet: life transformed the Earth - 
David Turell, 
2018-10-31, 18:25
- Privileged Planet: life transformed the Earth - 
Balance_Maintained, 
2018-11-02, 15:24
- Privileged Planet: life transformed the Earth - 
David Turell, 
2018-11-02, 19:37
- Privileged Planet: why does Earth have so much water? - 
David Turell, 
2018-11-05, 20:00
- Privileged Planet: we have a safe sun - 
David Turell, 
2018-11-06, 00:04
- Privileged Planet: the Earth is in a safe place - David Turell, 2020-08-19, 23:26
 
 - Privileged Planet: why does Earth have so much water? - 
David Turell, 
2018-11-07, 19:43
- Privileged Planet: water and subduction - 
David Turell, 
2018-11-19, 22:00
- Privileged Planet: life giving matter from a collision - 
David Turell, 
2019-01-23, 20:11
- Privileged Planet: life giving matter from a collision !! - David Turell, 2019-01-23, 21:22
 
 
 - Privileged Planet: life giving matter from a collision - 
David Turell, 
2019-01-23, 20:11
 
 - Privileged Planet: water and subduction - 
David Turell, 
2018-11-19, 22:00
 
 - Privileged Planet: we have a safe sun - 
David Turell, 
2018-11-06, 00:04
 
 - Privileged Planet: why does Earth have so much water? - 
David Turell, 
2018-11-05, 20:00
 
 - Privileged Planet: life transformed the Earth - 
David Turell, 
2018-11-02, 19:37
 - Privileged Planet: fungus helped  transformation of Earth - 
David Turell, 
2018-11-07, 17:56
- Privileged Planet: bacteria may cause ore deposits - 
David Turell, 
2019-01-26, 19:16
- Privileged Planet: magnetic field history - 
David Turell, 
2019-01-31, 04:37
- Privileged Planet: magnetic field history II - 
David Turell, 
2019-02-21, 21:36
- Privileged Planet: our atmosphere like none other - 
David Turell, 
2019-02-24, 04:45
- Privileged Planet: when early oxygen appeared - 
David Turell, 
2019-02-25, 20:12
- Privileged Planet: strong magnetic field required - 
David Turell, 
2019-03-15, 18:14
- Privileged Planet: tectonic plates required - 
David Turell, 
2019-04-03, 22:15
- Privileged Planet: iron core produces protective magnetism - 
David Turell, 
2019-05-06, 20:53
- Privileged Planet: another comment on internal  importance - 
David Turell, 
2019-05-06, 22:59
- Privileged Planet: new  oxygen and subduction relationship - 
David Turell, 
2019-05-10, 21:44
- Privileged Planet: availability of nutrients for life - 
David Turell, 
2019-05-22, 18:19
- Privileged Planet: new study of Earth's core - David Turell, 2019-07-15, 05:23
 
 
 - Privileged Planet: availability of nutrients for life - 
David Turell, 
2019-05-22, 18:19
 
 - Privileged Planet: new  oxygen and subduction relationship - 
David Turell, 
2019-05-10, 21:44
 
 - Privileged Planet: another comment on internal  importance - 
David Turell, 
2019-05-06, 22:59
 - Privileged Planet: tectonic plates started 2.5 b years a ago - 
David Turell, 
2019-08-09, 00:33
- Privileged Planet: measuring Earth's early  crust - 
David Turell, 
2019-09-24, 19:21
- Privileged Planet: very early magnetic field - David Turell, 2020-01-25, 15:59
 
 
 - Privileged Planet: measuring Earth's early  crust - 
David Turell, 
2019-09-24, 19:21
 
 - Privileged Planet: iron core produces protective magnetism - 
David Turell, 
2019-05-06, 20:53
 
 - Privileged Planet: tectonic plates required - 
David Turell, 
2019-04-03, 22:15
 
 - Privileged Planet: strong magnetic field required - 
David Turell, 
2019-03-15, 18:14
 
 - Privileged Planet: when early oxygen appeared - 
David Turell, 
2019-02-25, 20:12
 
 - Privileged Planet: our atmosphere like none other - 
David Turell, 
2019-02-24, 04:45
 - Privileged Planet: magnetic field reversals - 
David Turell, 
2021-02-18, 21:09
- Privileged Planet: continental subduction allows life - 
David Turell, 
2021-02-24, 23:10
- Privileged Planet: continental subduction allows life - 
David Turell, 
2021-03-02, 20:07
- Privileged Planet: early Earth mostly molten - 
David Turell, 
2021-03-12, 22:27
- Privileged Planet: deep ocean plate tectonics - 
David Turell, 
2021-03-18, 19:42
- Privileged Planet: short early days and oxygen levels - David Turell, 2021-08-03, 15:22
 - Privileged Planet: deep ocean plate tectonics - 
David Turell, 
2022-08-19, 16:23
- Privileged Planet: continent formation - 
David Turell, 
2022-08-20, 18:06
- Privileged Planet: giant impact 3.2 bya - David Turell, 2024-10-23, 17:59
 
 
 - Privileged Planet: continent formation - 
David Turell, 
2022-08-20, 18:06
 
 
 - Privileged Planet: deep ocean plate tectonics - 
David Turell, 
2021-03-18, 19:42
 
 - Privileged Planet: early Earth mostly molten - 
David Turell, 
2021-03-12, 22:27
 
 - Privileged Planet: continental subduction allows life - 
David Turell, 
2021-03-02, 20:07
 - Privileged Planet: magnetic loss and return - 
David Turell, 
2022-09-21, 16:38
- Privileged Planet: meteorite's contribution - 
David Turell, 
2022-09-30, 20:51
- Privileged Planet: meteorite's contribution of  nitrogen - 
David Turell, 
2023-12-03, 17:47
- Privileged Planet: early magnetic field - 
David Turell, 
2024-04-25, 23:04
- Privileged Planet: more on early zircons - 
David Turell, 
2024-05-03, 18:05
- Privileged Planet: more on early zircons - David Turell, 2024-07-12, 19:12
 
 - Privileged Planet: early magnetic field II - 
David Turell, 
2024-05-10, 17:41
- Privileged Planet: water in nanopores - 
David Turell, 
2024-07-25, 21:48
- Privileged Planet: unmelted  asteroids needed - 
David Turell, 
2024-10-26, 16:34
- Privileged Planet: plate tectonics join Asia and Africa - David Turell, 2025-04-21, 18:20
 
 
 - Privileged Planet: unmelted  asteroids needed - 
David Turell, 
2024-10-26, 16:34
 
 - Privileged Planet: water in nanopores - 
David Turell, 
2024-07-25, 21:48
 
 - Privileged Planet: more on early zircons - 
David Turell, 
2024-05-03, 18:05
 
 - Privileged Planet: early magnetic field - 
David Turell, 
2024-04-25, 23:04
 
 - Privileged Planet: meteorite's contribution of  nitrogen - 
David Turell, 
2023-12-03, 17:47
 
 - Privileged Planet: meteorite's contribution - 
David Turell, 
2022-09-30, 20:51
 
 - Privileged Planet: continental subduction allows life - 
David Turell, 
2021-02-24, 23:10
 
 - Privileged Planet: magnetic field history II - 
David Turell, 
2019-02-21, 21:36
 
 - Privileged Planet: magnetic field history - 
David Turell, 
2019-01-31, 04:37
 
 - Privileged Planet: bacteria may cause ore deposits - 
David Turell, 
2019-01-26, 19:16
 
 - Privileged Planet: life transformed the Earth - 
Balance_Maintained, 
2018-11-02, 15:24
 
 - Privileged Planet: life transformed the Earth - 
David Turell, 
2018-10-31, 18:25
 - Privileged Planet: our tilt helps life - David Turell, 2019-07-29, 19:43
 
 - Privileged Planet: clouds an interlocked system - 
David Turell, 
2018-08-16, 14:35
 
 - Privileged Planet: our tilt helps life - 
David Turell, 
2018-07-03, 18:29
 
 - Privileged Planet: our tilt helps life - 
David Turell, 
2018-06-21, 14:50
 
 - Privileged Planet: plate tectonics explained - 
dhw, 
2018-06-09, 11:05
 
 - Privileged Planet: when land masses appeared - 
David Turell, 
2018-05-25, 21:12
 
 - Privileged Planet: p;ate tectonics and 'snowball Earth' - 
David Turell, 
2018-05-08, 01:08
 
 - Privileged Planet: we have useful phosphorus - 
David Turell, 
2018-04-06, 14:56
 
 - Privileged Planet: very early Earth - 
David Turell, 
2018-03-29, 18:07
 
 - Privileged Planet: very early Earth - 
David Turell, 
2017-05-08, 18:50
 
 - Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
dhw, 
2016-02-05, 18:58
 
 - Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
David Turell, 
2016-02-04, 15:52
 
 - Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
dhw, 
2016-02-04, 08:31
 
 - Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
David Turell, 
2016-02-03, 15:38
 
 - Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
dhw, 
2016-02-03, 13:04
 
 - Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
David Turell, 
2016-02-02, 19:24
 
 - Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
dhw, 
2016-02-02, 18:31
 
 - Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems - 
David Turell, 
2016-02-02, 05:40
 
 - Privileged Planet: New study - 
David Turell, 
2015-07-22, 16:36
 
 - Privileged Planet: Magnetic field - 
David Turell, 
2015-04-15, 18:38
 
 - Privileged Planet: New book - 
David Turell, 
2015-03-05, 05:23
 
 - Privileged Planet: New book - 
David Turell, 
2011-12-31, 19:24
 
 - Privileged Planet: Keppler searches for other Earths - 
xeno6696, 
2011-02-06, 01:34