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I'm not sure if someone has discussed the firewall scenario before but I'm pretty sure I lifted it from somewhere, just can't remember where exactly. So someone
by motivatedthink 4y ago
I'm not sure if someone has discussed the firewall scenario before but I'm pretty sure I lifted it from somewhere, just can't remember where exactly. So someone out there has considered it seriously and if I was gonna bet on anything then I'd bet on the firewall scenario. The other options are a little too self-centered and are basically replacements for the geocentric model of the universe before people wised up and discovered that they were in fact not the center of the universe.
It's somewhat childish and conceited to think that in the entire universe humanity is the only civilization that has managed to set its sights on the stars.
- fnordian_slip 4y agoIt is a known hypothetical scenario I believe, and not too unrealistic, as far as I am concerned. Still, the dark forest theory, which I first encountered through the book by the same name, is by far the most convincing I have ever read. I don't want to spoil anything in case you want to read the trilogy by Liu Cixin, which I can highly recommend. It might be the best work of science fiction since the culture series by Ian M. Banks imho.