Why do we even need to talk about great filters? We know perfectly well that intelligent life is so extremely unlikely, that we should expect far less than 1 such event per universe.
Saying that “intelligent life is so extremely unlikely, that we should expect far less than 1 such event per universe” is equivalent to saying that there exists an extremely strong filter behind us, since we’re using “great filter” as jargon for “reason why advancement past a stage is improbable”. And, for what it’s worth, I don’t think a filter anywhere near that strength is at all likely.
Why do we even need to talk about great filters? We know perfectly well that intelligent life is so extremely unlikely, that we should expect far less than 1 such event per universe.
Saying that “intelligent life is so extremely unlikely, that we should expect far less than 1 such event per universe” is equivalent to saying that there exists an extremely strong filter behind us, since we’re using “great filter” as jargon for “reason why advancement past a stage is improbable”. And, for what it’s worth, I don’t think a filter anywhere near that strength is at all likely.
How?