• Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I’m certain there is intelligent life in the universe, but I’m also nearly certain that we will never interact with it.

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      11 months ago

      There is intelligent life out there, they just think it’s for the best not to interact with us.

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    11 months ago

    Not alone, but I’m of the opinion that we are very “early” in the lifespan of the universe. There’s a very decent chance we’re among the first to develop to this point or beyond. This by itself could be a possible explanation for the fermi paradox; we can’t see other civilisations yet because they’re roughly at our own level and still lack the abilities to communicate or travel these distances, just like us.

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    11 months ago

    I kinda hope we are in some ways, mainly because I’d hate to inflict us on others.

    • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldOP
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      11 months ago

      Is it really something to be worried about?

      Scifi aside, inter-stellar space travel seems to be basically almost non-viable.

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      11 months ago

      In every bit of fiction with “hostile” aliens, the aliens were quite blatantly a stand-in for humanity itself. Most of them focus on one or two specific negative human traits or aspects, but their motivations are almost always very human.

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      11 months ago

      That’s question is about if earth-based life is alone or is there other non-earth based life.

      But you knew that already