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There are almost certainly other intelligent life forms out there, probably millions or even billions of ET civilizations. But I hope it’s a long, long time before we meet them, and far from Earth. Aliens who come to our planet before we’ve mastered interstellar travel will be so far in advance of us that we would be defenseless against them. They would have the technology to wipe us out with no problem.
originally posted by: deckdel
a reply to: shawmanfromny
In retroperspective, all those deniers will look like Vatican priests on Galileo.
Universe is filled with life, some of it intelligent. Hope it gets here soon.
originally posted by: Grenade
a reply to: shawmanfromny
Love this kind of thread.
My personal take is that the most likely visitors from other planets would be machines or artificial silicon life forms. Certainly i think our first strides into interstellar travel while be of this nature.
The other alternative is inter-dimensional. I simply don't know enough about this possibility tho.
I doubt biological life would be the dominant observation medium, we're just too flimsy and if some form of natural selection takes place throughout the universe, most life will be better suited to staying on their home planet while sending off the drones to do the research.
Yeah, I misspelled his last name and it was too late to correct. Sorry about that.
originally posted by: Grenade
Imagine there is actually a type IV civilisation, that's literally like meeting God.
I for one will get on my knees and start praying.