Re:Here's the key that noone is thinking about (Score 1)

Basically, what you are proposing is that life may exist that doesn't follow the rules of basic chemistry. While that may very well be the case, it is more the realm of philosophy than it is the realm of anything we recognize as science

No. What I am proposing, is that life on Mars has no business following the "rules of basic chemistry" on Earth.

These "rules of basic chemistry" you refer to - Let's say there's an actual list. Ok. Great. They were written here on earth, based on experiments and their results, from all compounds, elements, gases, molecules, and atoms found on EARTH. Therefore, the rules are limited to Earth.

How can you follow "rules of basic chemistry" on another planet where there are quite possibly millions of other compounds, elements, gases, molecules, and atoms that we have never encountered before?

That's like saying "people 80 years ago said an automobile requires fuel. Period. No ifs, ands, or buts." Low and Behold - we have electric cars now - that dont require fuel. (electricity is not fuel).

Imaging that...... we broke the rule.