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Related to this. We are basing what we consider natural phenomena on our observations of the galaxy. If we were to flip the assumption from life being rare to
by angus-prune 5y ago
Related to this.
We are basing what we consider natural phenomena on our observations of the galaxy.
If we were to flip the assumption from life being rare to life being pervasive, what assumed natural phenomena could in fact be evidence of life?
There is precedent for this on Earth. We are just startign to discover how much The Amazon rainforest is actually a human creation and basically a massive multi-generational bioengineering project.
This is not a serious position fo mine, btw, I know that we can track most astronomical phenomena back to fundamental laws of nature.
But equally there are some massive astronomical myseteries (dark matter/energy, certain stars being more/less common than expected etc) and I can't quite dismiss the wonder that our baseline assumptions have been tainted by this assumption.
- varjag 5y agoImagine if all the dark matter is repurposed for mega-civilization habitation and energy needs, and the matter we see is poorly suitable rejects There's your Fermi paradox, we live in a dumpster pile.
- thereddaikon 5y agoOr Galaxies are the ultimate mega structure and dark matter is merely the observable signature of the gravity modification tech they use to hold them together.
- shakezula 5y agoI like this interpretation of the Fermi paradox the most: We're a dumpster-dwelling species barely qualifying as sentient compared to the species whose dump we inhabit. Lines up great with my self-esteem.