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Great Filter

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Etymology

Coined by American economist Robin Hanson in 1996.

Definitions

  1. A barrier which prevents intelligent life from developing to a level where it can be…

    A barrier which prevents intelligent life from developing to a level where it can be detected across interstellar distances.

  2. The hypothesis that such a barrier exists.

The neighborhood

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