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| Jun 25, 2023 at 12:23 | comment | added | John | worth mentioning the radiation is really only a problem for land life, most of the life on earth lives in the ocean, and water isa very good radiation shield. Since life began in the ocean radiation might not stop life. | |
| Feb 20, 2018 at 16:20 | comment | added | Camilo Rada | I think that perhaps the most important point is missing here: The fact that the hot interior drives tectonics and volcanism, that are an essential part of the carbon cycle negative feedback (weathering-volcanism) that is thought to be responsible of keeping Earth's temperature in the range of liquid water for millions of years (Faint young Sun paradox), therefore allowing life to evolve in a relatively stable environment for billions of years. | |
| Apr 20, 2014 at 5:42 | vote | accept | Kenshin | ||
| Apr 17, 2014 at 7:17 | history | answered | hugovdberg | CC BY-SA 3.0 |