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Nah, it's probably just aliens destroying planets of the dangerous, life-harboring, variety. And we're next! On a serious note; I wonder whether the size of p

Nah, it's probably just aliens destroying planets of the dangerous, life-harboring, variety. And we're next! On a serious note; I wonder whether the size of planets has much bearing on whether life could be started or sustained, or if this is usually trumped by other factors.

teekert 7y ago
So, you read the Revelation Space series by Alastair Reynolds?
- _0ffh 7y ago
  Or Remembrance of Earth's Past, or probably a bunch of less well known options.
  - Sharlin 7y ago
    Yeah, the trope of Ancient Aliens inhibiting the emergence of space-faring civilizations is rather common.
    - teekert 7y ago
      Us nerds love ourselves some Fermi Paradox explanations.
pedrocr 7y ago
It would make for good Sci-Fi premise as an explanation for the Great Filter[1]. Some advanced civilization keeps destroying planets that have life or are ideal for it but the first heuristic they use to do it fast doesn't catch all cases. Earth is below the threshold so we get by, for now... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter
- CogitoCogito 7y ago
  That's basically the premise of the Three Body Problem book trilogy. No more spoilers! Now you must read it!
  - ohaideredevs 7y ago
    Just a heads up that it's not actually a good book at all and is by far the most over-hyped book on here.
    - gdy 7y ago
      What is a better book?
      - ohaideredevs 7y ago
        Diamond Age (doesn't deal with aliens), Anathem (very long-winded), A Deepness in the Sky (this is the closest to the Three Body Problem theme-wise, but also the weakest scientifically, though still better science than the Three Body Problem)
        gdy 7y ago
        Some more?
        ohaideredevs 7y ago
        What type of books are you interested in? Since you didn't specify, I am going random: Martin Eden by Jack London, anything BESIDES All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque, Neuromancer by Gibson. If you are fishing for me to run out of books that are "better" than TBP, honestly, it would be a long list. If you are genuinely interested, tell me what kind of books you like, and I will be glad to give you more.
        gdy 7y ago
Zenst 7y ago
Maybe they are building a highway in space - ala Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

teekert 7y ago

So, you read the Revelation Space series by Alastair Reynolds?

_0ffh 7y ago
Or Remembrance of Earth's Past, or probably a bunch of less well known options.
- Sharlin 7y ago
  Yeah, the trope of Ancient Aliens inhibiting the emergence of space-faring civilizations is rather common.
  - teekert 7y ago
    Us nerds love ourselves some Fermi Paradox explanations.

pedrocr 7y ago

It would make for good Sci-Fi premise as an explanation for the Great Filter[1]. Some advanced civilization keeps destroying planets that have life or are ideal for it but the first heuristic they use to do it fast doesn't catch all cases. Earth is below the threshold so we get by, for now... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter

CogitoCogito 7y ago
That's basically the premise of the Three Body Problem book trilogy. No more spoilers! Now you must read it!
- ohaideredevs 7y ago
  Just a heads up that it's not actually a good book at all and is by far the most over-hyped book on here.
  - gdy 7y ago
    What is a better book?
    - ohaideredevs 7y ago
      Diamond Age (doesn't deal with aliens), Anathem (very long-winded), A Deepness in the Sky (this is the closest to the Three Body Problem theme-wise, but also the weakest scientifically, though still better science than the Three Body Problem)
      - gdy 7y ago
        Some more?
        ohaideredevs 7y ago
        What type of books are you interested in? Since you didn't specify, I am going random: Martin Eden by Jack London, anything BESIDES All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque, Neuromancer by Gibson. If you are fishing for me to run out of books that are "better" than TBP, honestly, it would be a long list. If you are genuinely interested, tell me what kind of books you like, and I will be glad to give you more.
        gdy 7y ago

Zenst 7y ago

Maybe they are building a highway in space - ala Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.