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Maybe the IAs that destroyed civilizations were just misaligned and didn't desire to survive after the achievement of their goal? Maybe all around the universe,
by it_citizen 4y ago
Maybe the IAs that destroyed civilizations were just misaligned and didn't desire to survive after the achievement of their goal? Maybe all around the universe, millions of IAs have just killed everyone and stop their execution with the return message: World peace achieved.
- bpodgursky 4y agoFor something to be an effective great filter, it has to happen 99.999999999...% of the time. Does that really feel true here?
- qup 4y agoIt's a lot easier for me to believe maybe there's an intelligence where everyone just agrees. Like maybe they have full knowledge and things just... Are.
- junon 4y agoThis has been my biggest gripe with all this great filter and alien talk. It always seems people personify whatever intelligent beings are out there with human characteristics. Why is it that they have to war? Why is it they have to have economies? Why is it they have to do anything we do here? It never made sense to me.
- sgu999 4y agoSame. Do you have any recommended readings that explore this idea?
- junon 4y agoNope, I wish I did. Also interested.
- erulabs 4y agoHumanity will never have a higher opinion of itself when we finally meet another galactic empire… And it’s a thick fog of organic molecules that dissolves entire planets on contact. I do get a little laugh out of the “the aliens will deem us unworthy” stuff. Christianity called, it wants its mythology back!