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The Doomsday Argument
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The Doomsday Argument suggests that one is not special and is likely to be born somewhere in the middle of all the human beings that will ever be born. While it is not an argument to lose sleep over, it creates a contradiction with the idea of a galactic spanning empire.
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The Doomsday Argument suggests that humans are likely to be born somewhere in the middle of all human beings who will ever exist, and there is a high risk in putting all our efforts into surviving on one planet like Mars.
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Summary
The Doomsday Argument suggests that humans are likely to be born somewhere in the middle of all human beings who will ever exist, and there is a high risk in putting all our efforts into surviving on one planet like Mars. The challenges to overcome are extreme, including a dry frozen desert with a high radiation environment.
ChapterThe Doomsday Argument
Episode#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The idea of a galactic spanning empire is contradicted by the fact that only a limited number of humans will ever exist, but the possibility of trillions of human beings living across the stars for as long as the galaxy exists remains.
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Summary
The idea of a galactic spanning empire is contradicted by the fact that only a limited number of humans will ever exist, but the possibility of trillions of human beings living across the stars for as long as the galaxy exists remains.