The concept of democracy could be categorized into many types, ranging from ancient republics to modern parliamentary systems and even authoritarian democracies.
Jason waved his hand, signaling that he didn't want to get bogged down in political theory for the time being.
He asked, "So, do you accept my Gene Philosophy hypothesis?"
Lily thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. "It sounds logically sound, but we have no way to verify it right now. We can only incorporate it into cosmic sociology as a working hypothesis..."
She continued, "According to your logic, only species whose genes contain philosophical directives beyond mere 'survival' and 'reproduction' possess a fundamentally greater evolutionary drive. They are the ones with a real chance of crossing the Great Filter... Is that right?"
"Such exceptional civilizations would be incredibly rare. Therefore... Interstellar Civilizations are equally rare."
