principle of mediocrity
astrobiology
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extraterrestrial intelligence
- In extraterrestrial intelligence: Argument for extraterrestrial intelligence
…is based on the so-called principle of mediocrity. Widely believed by astronomers since the work of Nicolaus Copernicus, this principle states that the properties and evolution of the solar system are not unusual in any important way. Consequently, the processes on Earth that led to life, and eventually to thinking…
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