> What difference does it make to us? Anything proven or disproven adds to our collective understanding. You could apply that new information to old or existin

> What difference does it make to us? Anything proven or disproven adds to our collective understanding. You could apply that new information to old or existing problems and possibly come up with new or useful results. Think “what would the proven existence of microbes tell us about a theory like the Fermi paradox”?