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The nearly simultaneous origin of life everywhere in our galaxy, and possibly in the entire Universe, is proposed as an alternative to the generally accepted concept of a continuous appearance of life. The impulsive appearance of life provides a better explanation to the possible absence of advanced civilizations in our galaxy.
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Troitskii, V.S. (1980). A New Approach to the Number N of Advanced Civilizations in the Galaxy. In: Papagiannis, M.D. (eds) Strategies for the Search for Life in the Universe. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 83. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9115-6_8
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