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Old 03-May-2008, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Argos View Post
Well, frankly, I donīt see him adding anything new, besides the [cool expression] 'great filter'. He does not advance onto anything that hasnīt been thought before about the lack of evidence of alien intelligence. And he also throws around old concepts like techs going awry.
Yes, he writes well, and frames his reasoning in an interesting evolutionary perspective, but most of his ideas can be found in science fiction. His article reminded me of Lem's book Fiasco.
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