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Also possible that life requires a certain amount of universal "cook" time, and that while it's extremely common, and extremely local, we will never see if beca
by IggleSniggle 3y ago
Also possible that life requires a certain amount of universal "cook" time, and that while it's extremely common, and extremely local, we will never see if because we are stuck in our temporal frame, and the only thing that will observe the out-radiation out lightforms are black holes or the heat death of the universe. The universe is extremely empty, but it may also be extremely cluttered / noisy for the ability to observe other life.
I think it's perfectly reasonable to assume that life naturally comes to the conclusion that it doesn't make sense to try to extend beyond its gravity well, or have a quiet death by trying "too hard," expending the resources available trying to propagate beyond.
- ChatGTP 3y agoWhat about Kurzewei's take that it's our duty to "colonize the universe with intelligence"? Take that universe.
- The_Colonel 3y agoYeah ... even if the majority do not choose to do so, the minority will suffice to fill the universe with e.g. Von Neumann probes.
- IggleSniggle 3y agoPerhaps. But I guess what I was saying was that, given that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, it may be physically impossible to propagate outside a local area, given a universal speed limit. An event horizon outside of which no information can escape, and where attempting to do so merely increases the dispersion of energy. Ie, a localized acceleration towards heat death. The universe can be totally full, and noticing it can also be outside our possibility of observing it, ever.