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When we find another civilization, what are the odds that it is more civilized than us? I think that is highly likely because we have had telescopes only a few
by galaxyLogic 3y ago
When we find another civilization, what are the odds that it is more civilized than us? I think that is highly likely because we have had telescopes only a few thousand years.
So let's assume that most civilizations we might find are more advanced than us. They have bigger more advanced weapons most likely. So does it make sense to try to tell them our very new civilization exists? Would it help us somehow if they discover us? Perhaps not UNTIL our civilization is capable enough.
Other civilizations probably would have similar thoughts and therefore they would not try to contact us, until they feel they have developed enough. Which is probably never.
I mean did American Indians really want to be discovered by Europeans?
- mmusc 3y agoThat's the whole premise of The Dark forest hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_forest_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_forest_hypothesis
- dylan604 3y ago>we have had telescopes only a few thousand years. how long?
- gizajob 3y agoYour premise is a little self-referential. Civilizations imply civilized, ours and theirs are both going to think themselves civilized, but might not recognise one another as such. Aboriginal Australians didn't find the colonisers of that continent particularly civilised and the colonisers didn't find them civilised. Our planet could be seen as so uncivilised as to be a worthy candidate for annihilation. Or building a space bypass through our solar system.