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Since we're on the topic of really exotic, how about a complex proton arrangement inside a star having all the properties of intelligent life? This wouldn't suf
by mysterypie 8y ago
Since we're on the topic of really exotic, how about a complex proton arrangement inside a star having all the properties of intelligent life? This wouldn't suffer from light speed constraints. Would it violate other constraints from fundamental physics?
- bullosB 8y agoIt reminds me of the Boltzmann brain hypothesis. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltzmann_brain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltzmann_brain. It's indeed really exotic and I'm not sure how long this intelligence could exist.
- plushpuffin 8y agoFrederik Pohl wrote a novel about just such a creature. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_at_the_End_of_Time https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_at_the_End_of_Time