Re:A Statistical Estimate of Extraterrestrial Intelligence i...
by mellosouls on Monday December 28, 2020 @07:17AM
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Personally, I feel the thought that we are alone in this universe is a wee bit arrogant
An insult repeated to the point of cliche in this context which I suspect isn't normally personally meant, but nevertheless seems to deny the counter-arguer the abilities of imagination and wonder, and also presumes ("arrogantly"?) they haven't considered the known numbers first before coming to their conclusion that either there is little hope of communication or we don't know enough to decide.
An insult repeated to the point of cliche in this context which I suspect isn't normally personally meant, but nevertheless seems to deny the counter-arguer the abilities of imagination and wonder, and also presumes ("arrogantly"?) they haven't considered the known numbers first before coming to their conclusion that either there is little hope of communication or we don't know enough to decide.