Rare Earth hypothesis

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Copernican_principle
gptkb:mediocrity_principle
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:learned_society
gptkbp:focusesOn complex multicellular life
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rare Earth hypothesis
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:astronomy
biology
geology
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Donald_E._Brownlee
gptkb:Peter_Ward
gptkbp:introducedIn 2000
gptkbp:proposedBy complex life is rare
complex life is rare in the universe
microbial life may be common
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Rare_Earth:_Why_Complex_Life_Is_Uncommon_in_the_Universe
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fermi_paradox
astrobiology
planetary habitability
gptkbp:requires Earth has unique conditions for complex life
a set of rare planetary and astrophysical conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fermi_paradox
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4