>>13882846Water isn't an element.
The phase space of all possible combinations of atoms is finite.
Within that space, carbon based organic compounds absolutely dwarf all other compounds both in sheer quantity and in unique behaviors.
DNA, RNA, biological tissues and proteins are composed of these compounds. These systems of molecules are the only things that can gain general intelligence within the space of all possible combinations of atoms.
Water, because of the shape of its electronic orbitals, can stick to things in a way nothing else can.
That's basically it.
