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7 Post author: turchin 22 August 2016 07:05PM

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Comment author: James_Miller 22 August 2016 07:32:21PM 6 points [-]

Excellent. My personal theory is that the universe is fine-tuned for both life and for the Fermi paradox with a late great filter because across the multiverse most lifeforms such as us will exist in such universes in part because without a great filter intelligent life will quickly turn into something not in our reference class and then use all the resources of their universe and so make their universe inhospitable to life in our reference class.

Comment author: torekp 29 August 2016 10:23:30PM 1 point [-]

Can you please clarify "our reference class"? And are you using some form of Self-Sampling Assumption?

Comment author: James_Miller 30 August 2016 04:21:39AM 1 point [-]

It's meant to be vague and you are right to call me on it.