neocatastrophism

English

Etymology

From neo- +‎ catastrophism.

Noun

neocatastrophism (uncountable)

  1. The hypothesis that life-exterminating events such as gamma-ray bursts have acted as a galactic regulation mechanism in the Milky Way upon the emergence of complex life in its habitable zone.
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