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Space/Science » in reply to re: Wouldn't it be nice

Actually, I've come to a lot of the same conclusions.
ER — (archived)

But for somewhat different reasons.

I believe the universe is crawling with life, but that on the bulk of the worlds where it appears it has not progressed much past the microbial stage. I also believe that intelligence is also extremely rare even amongst those few worlds where complex life forms are abundant. I believe the spatial distribution of life mirrors its temporal distibution on our own planet.

Part of this suspicion is the result of a consideration of the history of the one data point we do have, the earth. The universe is so big and old, however, that I believe that intelligence is out there, but at the same time, I feel it is highly unlikely we will ever stumble across it. Intelligent races are isolated from one another, by both vast distances and immense stretches of geologic time.

I really hope I am mistaken, but with what I know now, I find it difficult to believe otherwise.

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