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You think Mars is boring?? I think it's exciting. The more evidence we find that life may have existed there, the less valid our mythical creation stories of ea
by Dumblydorr 6y ago
You think Mars is boring?? I think it's exciting. The more evidence we find that life may have existed there, the less valid our mythical creation stories of earth as the special only recipient of God's hand. Mythology is fun but it's given too much power in certain societies, while science and truth are devalued in turn.
- jules-jules 6y agoYou might be interested in this line of reasoning, why finding life on Mars might in fact be counter to the long-term survival of humans. https://www.nickbostrom.com/extraterrestrial.pdf https://www.nickbostrom.com/extraterrestrial.pdf
- UnFleshedOne 6y agoTo clarify, according to Bostrom, it would be an indicator of our lower chances of survival (raises priors on Great Filter being in our future rather than past). The act of finding out if there is life or not will probably raise survival chances on net, compared to never looking. Much like passively looking for the monster in the dark room. The monster is either there or it is not, but if you see it you have better chances than if you don't (barring some specific contrived scenarios).