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edhopper

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22. Here is a bit of known data that can go into the calculations

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 02:19 PM

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Life on Earth developed fairly early once the conditions were right.
But in the 4.5 billion years of life on Earth, intelligent life forms (us) that could use technology only existed less than .01% of that time.
And we only happened because of several mass extinctions that allowed other life to evolve.

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