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Because aliens would not go to the unbelievable effort of traveling between the stars and then carefully hide from detection on a planet brimming with human act

Because aliens would not go to the unbelievable effort of traveling between the stars and then carefully hide from detection on a planet brimming with human activity, somehow knowing how to make themselves invisible, and yet still being here for some reason. The concept of "anonymous" alien visitation is self evidently silly. But also, the concept of traveling between the stars is also so unlikely as to be effectively impossible. If you don't agree, then you don't really grasp the distance to the stars.

Timon3 3y ago
> Because aliens would not go to the unbelievable effort of traveling between the stars and then carefully hide from detection on a planet brimming with human activity, somehow knowing how to make themselves invisible, and yet still being here for some reason. Why not? Walk me through your logic. > The concept of "anonymous" alien visitation is self evidently silly. I don't see the self-evident silliness. Can you explain? > But also, the concept of traveling between the stars is also so unlikely as to be effectively impossible. If you don't agree, then you don't really grasp the distance to the stars. Or if I don't agree I just don't assume that the only way to travel interstellar distances are rockets. We are slowly discovering alternative approaches that don't require incredible amounts of energy. How do you already know 100% they won't work out? Could you share your time machine with me?
thefurdrake 3y ago
You seem pretty experienced in the hypothetical motivations of hypothetical creatures with the hypothetical technology to travel between stars! Or are you just assuming that the hypothetical aliens have minds and motivations that would be comprehensible by humans? Hell, I bet you if I sat down I could come up with at least 10 motivations that might make sense for humans to do the same stealth thing in an inverted situation. I feel like you're not engaging in good faith.

Timon3 3y ago

> Because aliens would not go to the unbelievable effort of traveling between the stars and then carefully hide from detection on a planet brimming with human activity, somehow knowing how to make themselves invisible, and yet still being here for some reason. Why not? Walk me through your logic. > The concept of "anonymous" alien visitation is self evidently silly. I don't see the self-evident silliness. Can you explain? > But also, the concept of traveling between the stars is also so unlikely as to be effectively impossible. If you don't agree, then you don't really grasp the distance to the stars. Or if I don't agree I just don't assume that the only way to travel interstellar distances are rockets. We are slowly discovering alternative approaches that don't require incredible amounts of energy. How do you already know 100% they won't work out? Could you share your time machine with me?

thefurdrake 3y ago

You seem pretty experienced in the hypothetical motivations of hypothetical creatures with the hypothetical technology to travel between stars! Or are you just assuming that the hypothetical aliens have minds and motivations that would be comprehensible by humans? Hell, I bet you if I sat down I could come up with at least 10 motivations that might make sense for humans to do the same stealth thing in an inverted situation. I feel like you're not engaging in good faith.