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Re:Model predicts we're the only advanced civilization in th... by ntsplnkv2 on Monday June 25, 2018 @08:41PM (#17397084)
Why do humans spend time studying ants? Atoms? To further our understanding of the world. Seems illogical to think there isn't a civilization out there that wouldn't expand and explore other places.

Just seems unlikely that we assume, because the universe is so big, there are advanced civilizations out there - but not ones that can find us, not ones that we can find, for various reasons discussed in these threads.

If our understanding of the universe is true to a certain point, civilizations are far more likely to be essentially alone and "special" than many might think.

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Re:Model predicts we're the only advanced civilization in th... by erikpukinskis on Monday June 25, 2018 @09:49PM (#17397319)
We study a billionth of a billionth if a percent of ants. Most ants we totally ignore.
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Re:Model predicts we're the only advanced civilization in th... by ntsplnkv2 on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @09:25AM (#17400360)
Because there are an abundance of ants.

Is there a similar abundance of planets with life in the universe?

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