Carbon chauvinism

Carbon chauvinism is a term used in xenobiology to describe the viewpoint of those who assert that because carbon is the basis of all life on Earth, it must also be the basis of all possible forms of life.

The most common other proposed basis is silicon. Another form of life sometimes considered is mechanical ("Clanking replicators").

See also:

• Chauvinism

External references:

• http://www.faqs.org/faqs/astronomy/faq/part6/section-16.html

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