Woodpeckers and Diamonds: Some Aspects of Evolutionary Convergence in Astrobiology.

doi:10.1089/ast.2017.1741

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Woodpeckers and Diamonds: Some Aspects of Evolutionary Convergence in Astrobiology.

Astrobiology - 1 May 2018

Ćirković Milan M

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Jared Diamond's argument against extraterrestrial intelligence from evolutionary contingency is subjected to critical scrutiny. As with the earlier arguments of George Gaylord Simpson, it contains critical loopholes that lead to its unraveling. From the point of view of the contemporary debates about biological evolution, perhaps the most contentious aspect of such arguments is their atemporal and gradualist...

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PMID: 29676927
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2017.1741

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