# Life Is Rarer Than We Hoped by Freeman Dyson > "Life is rarer than we hoped, but that does not prove the universe is lifeless." > **— Freeman Dyson**, *New Scientist forecast (2006), compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: New Scientist forecast (2006), compressed candidate wording. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?|Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/Space Technology|Space Technology]] - [[wiki/In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing|In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Handoff|Civilizational Handoff]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Life is rarer than we hoped, but that does not prove the universe is lifeless." — Freeman Dyson, New Scientist forecast (2006), compressed candidate wording https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-freeman-dyson-life-rarer-hoped ```