Equation 4 · Part 2 · Comparing the Main Approaches to Origins of Life and Astrobiology
Symbol H_bio
What this part means
io is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.
Its job in the formula
io is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.
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…specific abiotic alternative hypotheses, yields a posterior probability rather than a binary yes-or-no verdict [ 7 ] . Written compactly, for a single candidate abiotic alternative competing with a life hypothesis given data D : . The formula is not a calculator anyone runs to get a number; the value of stating it is that it forces every claim to name its competing abiotic hypothesis explicitly rather than treating the absence of an alternative explanation as evidence that none…
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