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The first time, yes, but what if we're the 10,000 civilization they've found?
by ryandvm 4y ago
The first time, yes, but what if we're the 10,000 civilization they've found?
- wcarss 4y agoThis is what I was thinking. The first one is a gift from God, the tenth is still fascinating -- the ten thousandth might still get a doctoral student's attention.
- nwiswell 4y agoThis is how humanity would respond to something new, not necessarily an alien race.
- SuoDuanDao 4y agoIt seems likely (>40%) the mindset necessary to invent interstellar travel would necessitate that kind of curiosity. Though among humans, that curiosity is of course not evenly distributed and often absent from the key decision makers.
- elevaet 4y agoI mean, we know of millions of species on this planet, and when we discover a new one it sometimes still makes headlines. It's hard to imagine it would be uninteresting for an alien civilization to discover a 10,001th civilization, on a planet teaming with other lifeforms. If they were bothering to send probes, this would be a jackpot.