I would find the rate of intelligent life ≈ 1 per galaxy an incredible coincidence. Considering the absurdly huge amount of planets/time and the absurdly low c

I would find the rate of intelligent life ≈ 1 per galaxy an incredible coincidence. Considering the absurdly huge amount of planets/time and the absurdly low chance of life happening, I think it's almost impossible for the rate to be close to 1. Perhaps it might be much lower than 1 though.