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it becomes downright unsettling that there is no sign of galaxy spanning civilizations out there Only if Einstein is wrong about the speed of light. Sci fi no
by pg 17y ago
it becomes downright unsettling that there is no sign of galaxy spanning civilizations out there
Only if Einstein is wrong about the speed of light. Sci fi novels routinely assume he overlooked something, because they have to as a plot device, but he might not have.
- thunk 17y agoIndeed. Out of curiosity, are you an SF fan? And if so, any favs?
- nazgulnarsil 17y agoI have a list I've put together for fans of sci-fi that have only read the standard stuff (asimov, clarke, niven, heinlein) 1. The Cyberiad 2. Babel-17 3. The Stars My Destination 4. The Sheep Look Up 5. More Than Human 6. Lord of Light 7. To Your Scattered Bodies Go 8. Earth Abides 9. Gateway 10. City
- thunk 17y agoWoah, thanks! The Cyberiad is one of my all time favorites. If the rest are as strong as it, that's a serious list.
- nazgulnarsil 17y agoIf you haven't read Memoirs Found in a Bathtub do yourself a favor and get it post haste.
- nazgulnarsil 17y agoeven with the speed of light as a constraint it should only take a few million years for self replicators to spread through significant portions of space.
- pg 17y agoInteresting point. Either such replicators are hard to build, or civilizations capable of building them are rare, or they are already here, but quiet.