Thank you Mr Mahoney.
Now let’s do an experiment. Dig a hole in the nearest backyard or park. Maybe a deep one. Look — no camels. Obviously camels don’t exist.
You stated you are okay with us being the only place of questionable intelligence ANYWHERE. Is this essay about you being at peace with some guy somewhere saying ‘where is everyone?’
We are ordinary. The European moons have everything that everyone claims is necessary for carbon based life. Moons are more common than planets which are more common than the 10+ billion worlds in our galaxy.
Opinions are fun, no?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_liquid_water#Ice_giants