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Re:What Do We Do If SETI Is Successful? by squigz on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @09:08AM (#45668527)
Not really. An ad hominem argument would be more like calling GP an idiot for thinking it should be "trivial" to find civilizations in the universe, but I wouldn't do that.
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Re:What Do We Do If SETI Is Successful? by pfdietz on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @09:47AM (#45669106)
Yes really. It attacks a position for being arrogant, even if it's correct. What else could this be except an attempt to bully people who might claim this into silence?

You may not have realized, or allowed yourself to realize, that you were doing that.

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