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the argument that simple life may be common but complex animal life needs an unusual combination of conditions.

In astrobiology, rare Earth hypothesis refers to the argument that simple life may be common but complex animal life needs an unusual combination of conditions. This meaning comes from Ward (2000) in Rare earth: why complex life is uncommon in the universe.[1]

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  1. Ward, P. D., & Brownlee, D. (2000). Rare Earth: Why complex life is uncommon in the universe. Copernicus. ISBN 9780387987019

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