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theadvancedapes  ·  4014 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Biocentrism, Intellicentrism, and Universecentrism

It is a term introduced here (page 204):

    Biocentrism continues to hold in the sense that, even if most scientists subjectively believe the existence of extraterrestrial life is highly probable, we still haven't proved it yet.

I believe the point of introducing this term is for philosophical discussion on the current state of astrobiology. I think it is a useful and necessary term when discussing life in the universe. I can understand if some think the term is unnecessary.