Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in popular science writing:
"…these cosmic rocks…might have delivered life's all important building blocks: proteins, amino acids and the essential solvent, water, needed for life to thrive. All that these life-giving ingredients desired was a calm, welcoming environment to bed down in; somewhere not too hot and not too cold."
Natalie Starkey
Starkey, N. (2018). Catching Stardust. Comets, asteroids and the birth of the solar system. Bloomsbury Sigma.
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