Phosphine detected in the atmosphere of Venus – an indicator of possible life?

Re:Phosphine detected in the atmosphere of Venus – an indica... by MiroF on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:33PM (#24474161)

> So assuming an advanced civ is going to do what we'd do - build ships, colonise, hoard and transform resources - is more than a little naive and unimaginative.

The assumption is weaker than you suggest. It's not that your typical advanced civ will do what we'd do, just that some proportion (perhaps extremely small) of civilizations will be expansionary.

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Re:Phosphine detected in the atmosphere of Venus – an indica... by saberdancer on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:52PM (#24474338)

But what is to make them expansionary. Space is so vast and resources plentiful that it is doubtful any run of the mill system would be interesting. After you are sufficiently advanced you probably do not need much resources at all.

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Re:Phosphine detected in the atmosphere of Venus – an indica... by MiroF on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:53PM (#24474358)

> After you are sufficiently advanced you probably do not need much resources at all.

Any process that involves replication will eventually need more resources.

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