Bear in mind that an illiberal species isn't THAT hard to imagine
They are easy to imagine. But they are only temporary. They always go extinct because they cannot deal with all the unforeseen problems they counter.
What evidence do you have for this claim? This isn’t at all obvious to me. The only highly sapient species we encounter are humans. And homo sapiens aren’t terribly liberal. Do you have examples of other species that are intrinsically illiberal that have gone extinct?
without progress, you don’t get advanced science. that means eventually you die to a super nova explosion or meteor or something. how could it be otherwise?
without progress, you don’t get advanced science. that means eventually you die to a super nova explosion or meteor or something. how could it be otherwise?
You may need to think carefully about what you mean by illiberal and progress. You also may want to consider why an illiberal species can’t construct new technologies as needed to deal with threats.
What evidence do you have for this claim? This isn’t at all obvious to me. The only highly sapient species we encounter are humans. And homo sapiens aren’t terribly liberal. Do you have examples of other species that are intrinsically illiberal that have gone extinct?
without progress, you don’t get advanced science. that means eventually you die to a super nova explosion or meteor or something. how could it be otherwise?
You may need to think carefully about what you mean by illiberal and progress. You also may want to consider why an illiberal species can’t construct new technologies as needed to deal with threats.