JimC wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:17 pmIt's not the final figure that is particularly vital, but the range of possible assumptions in various scenarios are interesting. They do seem to be assuming that once life arises, intelligent life is a certainty. Many consider the evolution of intelligence to be somewhat of a fluke...
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Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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