Not really. Life could just be rare. Probability of life starting could be 10^-100 per planet. We just don’t know.https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/742107564733661186 …
.@seanmcarroll @leonidkruglyak there's no extrapolation quite like extrapolating from a sample size of 1. Though n=0 can be even more fun!
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at n=0 there are only priors even though some create theories and argue that it is a fact
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you all might be interested in : http://www.thebigalientheory.com/ with paper here : http://arxiv.org/abs/1503.07804
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is this about the Drake equations again, the media darling & pinnacle of rigorous science?
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