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Plasmon comments on [link] On the abundance of extraterrestrial life after the Kepler mission - Less Wrong Discussion

6 Post author: Gunnar_Zarncke 05 December 2014 09:02PM

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Comment author: Plasmon 06 December 2014 08:50:07AM *  15 points [-]

what happens if we find all these biologically feasible exoplanets that just don't have any life on them?

That would be evidence for an early filter over a late filter, so it would probably be good news.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 08 December 2014 04:35:54PM *  1 point [-]

s/probably/really, really/