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CellBioGuy comments on Open thread for December 9 - 16, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: CellBioGuy 10 December 2013 03:18:08AM *  1 point [-]

1 - why should no intelligent life arising from a set of places that were likely habitable for only 5 million years (if they existed at all, which is doubtful) be surprising?

2 - I raise the possibility of outcomes for intelligent life that are not destruction or expansion through the universe.

Edit: Gah, that's what I get for leaving this window open while about 8 other people commented

Comment author: JoshuaZ 10 December 2013 03:23:56AM 0 points [-]

See the conversation with Doug up subthread.