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		bilekas on Feb 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'Mathematically perfect' star system being investi... > It would be like saying that because the period of our Moons rotation is so precisely the same as period of its orbit around Earth that it always faces Earth with one side, that somebody must have put the Moon on the orbit I don't think that's the implication though. Life on earth would not be the same without the moon's orbit to provide stable ocean current rides. I would imagine not having that would add extra complexities to establish long term growth of "life"?

darkmarmot on Feb 28, 2024 [–]

He's saying that tidally locked bodies are products of simple physics and you can't extrapolate deeper meanings from them.

bilekas on Feb 28, 2024 | [–]

Ah okay and I agree. I was just saying that they do seem to promote the growth of life easier from what we can study at least.

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