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And along those same lines, adds more weight to the implications of the Great Filter argument. That is, if the early steps in the path to intelligent life are r
by cloudkj 15y ago
And along those same lines, adds more weight to the implications of the Great Filter argument. That is, if the early steps in the path to intelligent life are really not that unlikely, then the later steps to advanced intelligent life are more unlikely.
- cpeterso 15y agoOr, as Carl Sagan often suggested, intelligent life is likely to destroy itself, perhaps if a civilization's technological progress outpaces its ethical capacity.
- gregable 15y agoAlternatively successful communication over vast distances turns out to be impossible or at least very rare.