Cultural Evolution
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چکیده
Our understandings of civilizations on Earth inevitably influence speculation about extraterrestrial civilizations. Specifically, our assumptions about the development of Earth’s societies continually shape our conjectures about alien societies, on topics including the probability of their existence, their possible characteristics, appropriate search strategies, and the wisdom of seeking contact. It is worthwhile, therefore, to scrutinize those original assumptions. To that end, this paper addresses two questions. First, how can we use multidisciplinary approaches to understand cultural evolution on Earth? Second, how can we use our knowledge of Earth’s civilizations to our best advantage in SETI?
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