Although the question of extraterrestrial life is very old, the concept of a full-blown cosmic evolution—the connected evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and life on Earth and beyond—is much younger. As historian Michael Crowe has shown…3. In making the distinctions between physical, biological, and cultural evolution, I do not mean to deny their physical basis, but rather to imply that the three possible endpoints of cosmic evolution are physical, biological, and cultural…
Bernard Lightman
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Bernard Lightman appears only in passing reference within these excerpts—he is not directly cited or discussed in the provided course materials. The excerpts focus on historian Michael Crowe's work on cosmic evolution and the plurality of worlds, leaving Lightman's specific role in the readings unclear from these selections alone. To write substantively about his relevance to "Pandaemonium Architecture 6.0," additional context about where and how he's actually invoked in the course materials would be needed.
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