reply to post by SquirrelNutz
Human evolution is quite clear and obvious from rats in the trees to walking upright man. There is no missing link. The only thing cool is the fact
that about 50,000 years ago we did not change at all outside, but inside. Because 200,000 years ago our form evolved, but 50,000 years ago our
abilities evolved. If we were planted here by aliens, why would they planet us 200,000 years ago, and then wait another 150,000 to give us the ability
to innovate and advance? Seems kind of dumb to me. "Yo lets create these sentient beings on this planet" "Ok"... 150,000 years later: "you
remember those sentient beings we dropped off?" "yea?" "lets give them civilization and invention" "k bro".
Seems utterly pointless.
And yes, it is pretty astronomical. Because even if there was that one other humanoid species out there that was space worthy, the chances of them
stumbling upon our poor pathetic sphere are so out the window that by the time they find us, we would already have gone the way of moving onto a new
plane of existence.
A calulation i can give you a ways back I did with some friends estimated around only 75,000 planets out there with the possibility of humanoid life.
Add to the chances of not blowing themselves up, dieing from a plague, not advancing far enough, or simply not exterminating themselves by space or
there own means, and the chances are pretty low you'll ever see another humanoid.
75 000 / (1.59486 × (10^55)) = 4.70260713 × 10^-51
reply to post by pryingopen3rdeye
Space travel requires time travel. Weather you use wormholes, warp drive, quantum tunneling, etc etc, you will be affecting space, and therefore time.
It is more likely for mankind to invent a time machine then it is for us to build a starship. The truth is our first time machine will be using the
same technology we eventually use to travel through the stars. The big fat contradiction to that of course is why would you want to travel to the
stars when you could just go back in time, end all the wars, and give ourselves all our technology 50,000 years ago. In fact, maybe that's what
Atlantis is. Maybe we are all the product of our own failed time travel, and are doomed to repeat ourselves.
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