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re: It's just stupid how big space is and how small Earth is
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:44 pm to Gradual_Stroke
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:44 pm to Gradual_Stroke
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But shouldn't we be bombarded with their signals? Floating relics of their space-craft or space-trash? Something? Anything? We haven't even discovered micro-organisms from outside of Earth, let alone complex multicellular spacemen.
It's eerie.
It is possible that it is physically impossible to travel the distances required for contact in the lifespan of any sentient organism. There may be no way to do, no matter how technologically advanced a civilization becomes.
As far as we know, it is impossible to construct a square circle. It may just not be possible to travel the distances required.
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:52 pm to Roger Klarvin
I was right there with ya until...
Wut?
The folks excited about the possibilities need to find a map of the galaxy illustrating how far our radio signals have reached since first broadcast. I've seen it but am not bothering to look it up. It's hella depressing. Until Zefram Cochrane comes along it's all just a fun brain exercise.
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As far as we know, it is impossible to construct a square circle.
Wut?
The folks excited about the possibilities need to find a map of the galaxy illustrating how far our radio signals have reached since first broadcast. I've seen it but am not bothering to look it up. It's hella depressing. Until Zefram Cochrane comes along it's all just a fun brain exercise.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:55 pm to Roger Klarvin
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It is possible that it is physically impossible to travel the distances required for contact in the lifespan of any sentient organism. There may be no way to do, no matter how technologically advanced a civilization becomes.
That's a defeatist attitude. Sentience isn't necessarily limited to organic-based creatures. The next step in the evolution of sentience on earth is likely to be artificial intelligence. A.I. will not have the physical limitations of organic creatures that evolved here.
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