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Astronomers Have Spotted An 'Alien Megastructure'
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 oldcodger  24 Oct 15 9.08am |
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Quote Jamesrichards8 at 23 Oct 2015 9.29pm
Can someone enlighten me on this: why does everyone assume that when we find Alien life, it will be intelligent or even self aware? For only a miniscule fraction of earth's history have there been humans walking the earth. Mostly it's been bacteria or at best quadrupeds.
As for the Universe as a whole, it's a safe bet that there are thousands of civilisatians more advanced than us. It's sad that we're unlikely to ever know anything about them. 'Us' as in people alive now. Edited by oldcodger (24 Oct 2015 9.08am)
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. Hrolf The Ganger 24 Oct 15 10.38am |
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Quote Jamesrichards8 at 23 Oct 2015 9.29pm
Can someone enlighten me on this: why does everyone assume that when we find Alien life, it will be intelligent or even self aware? For only a miniscule fraction of earth's history have there been humans walking the earth. Mostly it's been bacteria or at best quadrupeds.
No one knows the probability of finding life full stop but most, I would imagine, just accept that it is out there somewhere, based on the fact that the Universe is so large and that it must have some degree of uniformity.
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| Hoof Hearted 24 Oct 15 10.44am | |
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Quote Jamesrichards8 at 23 Oct 2015 9.29pm
Can someone enlighten me on this: why does everyone assume that when we find Alien life, it will be intelligent or even self aware? For only a miniscule fraction of earth's history have there been humans walking the earth. Mostly it's been bacteria or at best quadrupeds.
No one knows the probability of finding life full stop but most, I would imagine, just accept that it is out there somewhere, based on the fact that the Universe is so large and that it must have some degree of uniformity.
It won't be like 'Independence Day' where Jeff Goldblum was able to hack into the alien's operating systems as they were using Window's 98. Mind you we shouldn't underestimate Bill Gates' marketing reach!
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| Hrolf The Ganger 24 Oct 15 1.18pm |
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 24 Oct 2015 10.44am
Quote Hrolf The Ganger at 24 Oct 2015 10.38am
Quote Jamesrichards8 at 23 Oct 2015 9.29pm
Can someone enlighten me on this: why does everyone assume that when we find Alien life, it will be intelligent or even self aware? For only a miniscule fraction of earth's history have there been humans walking the earth. Mostly it's been bacteria or at best quadrupeds.
No one knows the probability of finding life full stop but most, I would imagine, just accept that it is out there somewhere, based on the fact that the Universe is so large and that it must have some degree of uniformity.
It won't be like 'Independence Day' where Jeff Goldblum was able to hack into the alien's operating systems as they were using Window's 98. Mind you we shouldn't underestimate Bill Gates' marketing reach! It probably helps if we stop referencing really bad sci fi movies. SETI has about as much chance of finding aliens as they do winning the lottery. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (24 Oct 2015 1.19pm)
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Quote Hrolf The Ganger at 24 Oct 2015 1.18pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 24 Oct 2015 10.44am
Quote Hrolf The Ganger at 24 Oct 2015 10.38am
Quote Jamesrichards8 at 23 Oct 2015 9.29pm
Can someone enlighten me on this: why does everyone assume that when we find Alien life, it will be intelligent or even self aware? For only a miniscule fraction of earth's history have there been humans walking the earth. Mostly it's been bacteria or at best quadrupeds.
No one knows the probability of finding life full stop but most, I would imagine, just accept that it is out there somewhere, based on the fact that the Universe is so large and that it must have some degree of uniformity.
It won't be like 'Independence Day' where Jeff Goldblum was able to hack into the alien's operating systems as they were using Window's 98. Mind you we shouldn't underestimate Bill Gates' marketing reach! It probably helps if we stop referencing really bad sci fi movies. SETI has about as much chance of finding aliens as they do winning the lottery. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (24 Oct 2015 1.19pm)
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| Pikester Worthing 24 Oct 15 2.57pm |
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Quote twist at 23 Oct 2015 2.35am
Its a Dyson Swarm ! Thankfully, its 1500 light years away, which means it will take them a few minutes to get here once they notice us.
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| Stirlingsays 24 Oct 15 2.57pm |
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Quote twist at 23 Oct 2015 2.35am
Its a Dyson Swarm ! Thankfully, its 1500 light years away, which means it will take them a few minutes to get here once they notice us.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 24 Oct 15 4.34pm |
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Quote Jamesrichards8 at 23 Oct 2015 9.29pm
Can someone enlighten me on this: why does everyone assume that when we find Alien life, it will be intelligent or even self aware? For only a miniscule fraction of earth's history have there been humans walking the earth. Mostly it's been bacteria or at best quadrupeds.
No one knows the probability of finding life full stop but most, I would imagine, just accept that it is out there somewhere, based on the fact that the Universe is so large and that it must have some degree of uniformity.
It won't be like 'Independence Day' where Jeff Goldblum was able to hack into the alien's operating systems as they were using Window's 98. Mind you we shouldn't underestimate Bill Gates' marketing reach! It probably helps if we stop referencing really bad sci fi movies. SETI has about as much chance of finding aliens as they do winning the lottery. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (24 Oct 2015 1.19pm)
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 24 Oct 15 4.45pm |
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Quote Jamesrichards8 at 23 Oct 2015 9.29pm
Can someone enlighten me on this: why does everyone assume that when we find Alien life, it will be intelligent or even self aware? For only a miniscule fraction of earth's history have there been humans walking the earth. Mostly it's been bacteria or at best quadrupeds. Well yes, the assumption is that it would only 'really be interesting' if it was intelligent and self aware. Of course its actually debatable in the first instance what is actually meant by intelligent and the degree to which humans self awareness exceeds that of other species. Most mammals display intelligence and self awareness when you compensate for humanocentric bias.
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| Hoof Hearted 25 Oct 15 9.11am | |
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Quote Hrolf The Ganger at 24 Oct 2015 4.34pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 24 Oct 2015 1.27pm
Quote Hrolf The Ganger at 24 Oct 2015 1.18pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 24 Oct 2015 10.44am
Quote Hrolf The Ganger at 24 Oct 2015 10.38am
Quote Jamesrichards8 at 23 Oct 2015 9.29pm
Can someone enlighten me on this: why does everyone assume that when we find Alien life, it will be intelligent or even self aware? For only a miniscule fraction of earth's history have there been humans walking the earth. Mostly it's been bacteria or at best quadrupeds.
No one knows the probability of finding life full stop but most, I would imagine, just accept that it is out there somewhere, based on the fact that the Universe is so large and that it must have some degree of uniformity.
It won't be like 'Independence Day' where Jeff Goldblum was able to hack into the alien's operating systems as they were using Window's 98. Mind you we shouldn't underestimate Bill Gates' marketing reach! It probably helps if we stop referencing really bad sci fi movies. SETI has about as much chance of finding aliens as they do winning the lottery. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (24 Oct 2015 1.19pm)
Klaatu barada nikto a ding dong....
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