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May 1, 2008

Here's to hoping for a barren Mars

Nick Bostrom discusses the consequences of finding sign of life on Mars. Finding it would be a bad thing, he argues, since that would imply that the evolution of intelligent life starts easily and ends inevitably. Much better to find a barren Mars, indicating that we have already made it past the Great Filter of evolution and can look forward to a future for humanity.

(Via Tim O'Reilly.)

Posted by Espen at May 1, 2008 9:26 AM

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Espen - the link is broken

Posted by: Jim McGee at May 1, 2008 2:17 PM

Thanks, Jim, should work now.

Posted by: Espen at May 1, 2008 2:53 PM