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Even so the galaxy (let alone the universe) is huge, and faster-than -light or extra-dimensional travel is probably impossible. Contact with another civilizatio
by throwawayboise 6y ago
Even so the galaxy (let alone the universe) is huge, and faster-than -light or extra-dimensional travel is probably impossible. Contact with another civilization is extremely unlikely even if life is abundant in the galaxy.
- hossbeast 6y agoCheck out von neumann automatons. The idea is that once you started colonizing, you'd cover the entire galaxy in ~a million years, aka very quickly on a galactic timescale. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replicating_spacecraft https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replicating_spacecraft
- scrollaway 6y agoA galaxy is very tiny on the scale of the universe.
- hossbeast 6y agoSure, but the gp said galaxy.
- foobiter 6y agothe universe is huge and time is long, there could be millions of civilizations and we could happen to exist at a time that doesn’t coincide with a single one
- Ericson2314 6y agoThe universe is extremely young. We might just be tied for first, if it takes 3rd generation stars for example.