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Helix Donating Member (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:27 PM
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10. Oil may have no purpose....
Edited on Wed Jan-05-05 11:28 PM by Helix
It is a common misconception that everything has a reason for existing, like oil. It is not the case that if something has been created (in this case from decomposition of organic remains) it serves some purpose. It is often the case that a pre-existing element gains a use after it is created. Take water for example, it really is unnecessary for the existence of planets but after water formed on earth life formed in it and now cant exist without it.
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