Korkki@lemmy.world to Futurology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoAstronomer: If Earth Is Average, We Should Find Alien Life Within 60 Light-Yearswww.sciencealert.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down18
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minus-squarecrapwittyname@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-29 months agoIf you think about it, looking for life that’s very similar to us is the exact opposite of presuming we are special. It’s presuming we are average.
minus-squareDojan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoThat’s certainly one perspective! I’m a pessimist by nature, which I suppose is reflected in my view on humanity as a whole.
If you think about it, looking for life that’s very similar to us is the exact opposite of presuming we are special. It’s presuming we are average.
That’s certainly one perspective! I’m a pessimist by nature, which I suppose is reflected in my view on humanity as a whole.