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Re:NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to E... by unchocked on Thursday July 23, 2015 @07:37PM (#9939180)
Yes, I mean continuity of technological development. I suspect that the prior millennium’s dark ages are but a pale inkling of how far a civilization can collapse, especially given geological time scales. I also suspect that technological development can plateau for sociological reasons.
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Re:NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to E... by pdonis on Friday July 24, 2015 @12:58AM (#9940181)
Even during the dark ages here on Earth, there was technological advancement. Also, the dark ages weren't worldwide. I would be skeptical of a plateau in technological development for any significant length of time for the same reason: even if one part of the planet was in one, the rest of it wouldn't be.
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