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What if the great filter of humanity is to overcome it's own nature that made it the dominant species of the planet and what if that is the universal great filter that makes the cosmos silent (self.showerthoughts)

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[–] Cryophilia 1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

So like, we all just give up as a species? Sounds unlikely.

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[–] Shardikprime -5 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I mean there are multiple proposed filters.

Suppose yours is correct. What is this humanity's nature you speak of?

Bravery? Foolishness? Wisdom? Violence? Greed?

What what of those attributes haven't we already overcome time and again?

It's much more probable that everyone out there is attentively listening to signals instead of radically changing their own mental processes. Or not

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