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Re:Six more radio signals from deep space deepen mystery by dimavolo on Sunday December 25, 2016 @10:04AM (#13254285)
Or if the universe is a simulation...

... we are either alone in the simulation or we are not.

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Re:Six more radio signals from deep space deepen mystery by ZanyProgrammer on Sunday December 25, 2016 @11:40AM (#13254608)
That's always been an unsatisfying answer, because 1. Its hard to actually test 2. I think its also an artifact of the explosive growth in computing power and AI potential that our civilization has achieved, and is more reflective of that "fad" more than anything.
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Re:Six more radio signals from deep space deepen mystery by kilroy123 on Sunday December 25, 2016 @11:04AM (#13254493)
To me that's far more terrifying.
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Re:Six more radio signals from deep space deepen mystery by ImTalking on Sunday December 25, 2016 @05:29PM (#13255717)
Why? What's the difference between dying or the simulation just ending?
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Re:Six more radio signals from deep space deepen mystery by platz on Sunday December 25, 2016 @01:44PM (#13254990)
> or we are not.

not alone? false dichotomy.

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