
#151 — Will We Destroy the Future?
The Best of Making Sense with Sam Harris
The Prospect of Extraterrestrial Life and the Great Filter
This chapter explores the concept of a 'great filter' and its implications for humanity's prospects of becoming a space-colonizing civilization. It discusses the possibility of a technologically mandated destructive event that acts as a great filter for all technological civilizations, regardless of their societal structures or advancements.
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