Dwarf planet Ceres boasts organic compounds, raising prospect of life
Why is it generally assumed that organic compounds and (liquid) water are a necessity for any form of life?<p>Of course, all life on earth is based on these things, but that doesn&#x27;t necessarily mean that something considerable as a life form couldn&#x27;t arise from complex chemical processes with different elements and at different temperatures.<p>For example, electronic circuits are non-organic and independent of water, but still capable of complex behavior. Something remotely similar to human-made robots using e.g. sun light as power source <i>might</i> have  spawned on a planet with lots of metals and silicone. Of course this exact robots scenario is highly unlikely to occur - in reality their brains&#x2F;circuits would probably work in a more evolution-friendly way - but you get the gist.