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I think it reduces the lower bound for how many civilisations we'd expect to exist, from our N=1 example? 1 civilisation in (say) 1 million years would suggest
by zelos 3y ago
I think it reduces the lower bound for how many civilisations we'd expect to exist, from our N=1 example? 1 civilisation in (say) 1 million years would suggest they're more common than 1 civilisation in 13.7 billion years?
- anonymous_sorry 3y agoTricky, but maybe. But I think I was imprecise with my language. By "age" I meant the total lifetime of the universe as a place with planets capable of supporting life, rather than the amount of time between the big bang and now.