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I like the idea that these advanced civilizations are actually all around us and just don't interact with us at all because we are too stupid/too boring/not rea
by freshhawk 15y ago
I like the idea that these advanced civilizations are actually all around us and just don't interact with us at all because we are too stupid/too boring/not ready/etc.
- firefoxman1 15y agoYeah kind of like how bacteria don't know they're under a microscope.
- freshhawk 15y agoConsider your analogy stolen for future use! They're all down there thinking "why aren't there any alien bacteria sending us some chemical messages already? It's clearly the best way to communicate"
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- rbanffy 15y agoH. G. Wells' analogy actually.
- firefoxman1 15y agoI love Wells. In what book might I find such analogy?
- rbanffy 15y agoWar of the worlds. Right on the first page.
- gizmo 15y agoThen we presume that all these advanced civilizations are somehow living peacefully together AND that they all agree not to mess with earth. That's extraordinarily unlikely. Evolution isn't good at producing life forms that peacefully co-exist.