What Would Alien Life & Intelligences Mean? -
closer to truth's philosophy of biology

What could life be as we don't know it? Three transitions in astrobiology. Non-life to life. Life to intelligent life. Intelligent life to technological civilization. For alien life, would Darwinian evolution hold? Fermi's Paradox is profound: with at least 1022 planets in the known universe, we find no evidence of alien life, anywhere, much less alien intelligence. Is there a great filter?

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 45 seconds

Episode Number: 105

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About Closer to Truth's Philosophy of Biology:

How can philosophy advance biology? How can biology influence philosophy? In this first series on Philosophy of Biology, Closer to Truth explores the challenges and implications of evolution.

We ask how life on earth came to be as it is, and how humans came to be as we are.

We address biologically based issues, such as sex/gender, race, cognition, culture, morality, healthcare, religion, alien life, and more.

When philosophy and biology meet, sparks fly as both are enriched.