amcknight comments on Planets in the habitable zone, the Drake Equation, and the Great Filter - Less Wrong

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Comment author: amcknight 04 October 2011 03:41:09PM 0 points [-]

The numbers I have in mind are something like: total number of planets and probability of any given planet to allow life to flourish across the galaxy. These numbers are independent. You could start with 'region of space' or involve time, but the numbers will still be independent. (i guess I should have said a huge and tiny number balancing when multiplied)