Great Filter
The End Of The World with Josh Clark
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Ipso Facto - Earth Is Not Like Other Planets
Earth has some spectacularly peculiar characteristics that make it ripe for life. Our sun is a main sequence star, which means it produces light and heat by fusing hydrogen into helium. It's not so large that it will use up its fuel in just a few billion years. The sun also isn't too small to support life either. And Earth just so happens to be located within the Sun's Goldilocks Zone. Where Earth is positioned in the solar system is hugely important to giving life a fighting chance.
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