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It's a neat idea and an interesting puzzle, and sure this is one conceivable interpretation, but then the question is so what? It's only one plausible interpret
by simonh 6y ago
It's a neat idea and an interesting puzzle, and sure this is one conceivable interpretation, but then the question is so what? It's only one plausible interpretation. Unless we come across one of these again and the speculation gets confirmed we will never know. It's in the curiosity category, but in a complex universe we've got to expect to see things we don't understand from time to time. It's not actionable.
So it's not so much the speculation that's crazy, it's the "and therefore peace, love and uniting humanity in a common, blah, blah" that's straying into the fruitcake zone. He'll find his audience, for sure, but with the uniting humanity stuff it's clear what audience he's aiming for.
- rich_sasha 6y agoI guess if it's true, and happened once in the era of never-before-so-comprehensive astronomical coverage (say O(10 years)), then it may well happen again. If it's some space rubbish from very, very far away, then so what, but if was aliens flying by, they may fly by again.
- shepardrtc 6y ago> If it's some space rubbish from very, very far away, then so what Technological waste from an advanced civilization might have technology or materials that we can learn from. I would argue that it is vastly more valuable than having a drive-by from beings that have no intention of contacting us.