Isn't it a little bit myopic ?
Isn't it a little bit myopic ?
But without knowing if Europa has any life at all this is probably putting the cart before the horse.
Yeah, but none of that anaerobic life is "multicellular life with energy-intensive things like muscles and complex brains." It's all bottom of the food chain bacteria.
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaerobic_organism#Multicell...
Other forms are certainly possible, it’s just that they are highly highly unlikely to form and remain stable, and develop into complex intelligent life.
So all of that informs where you should focus your efforts on research and searching.
EDIT: Here is a study of the probability of such a thing. It is indeed very low. https://www.space.com/alien-life-europa-enceladus-second-gen...
(yes even plants use oxygen - they just happen to produce it as well)