Life, Intelligence and Multiverse
Zoltan Galantai
TL;DR
This paper explores the implications of multiverse theories for biology, SETI, and METI, proposing an extended taxonomy of life and intelligence based on different biochemistries and physics, and discussing consequences for extraterrestrial communication.
Contribution
It introduces a novel framework using multiverse hypotheses to classify possible forms of life and intelligence beyond Earth.
Findings
Extended taxonomy of life and intelligence proposed
Implications for SETI and METI strategies discussed
Multiverse hypothesis influences interpretation of extraterrestrial existence
Abstract
Hypothetical existence of other universes gives an opportunity not only to extend the scope of physics, but the scope of biology, SETI, and METI as well. Some steps of the development of alien life concept shall be briefly summarized, then the multiverse proposal shall be used as a framework of interpretation to introduce an extended taxonomy of possible or at least imaginable types of life and intelligence based on either different biochemistry or physics. Some consequences shall be presented about SETI and METI in connection with both multiverse hypothesis and anthropic principle.
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TopicsSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life