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RE: The Von Neumann Problem - Where Are All The Aliens?

in #science • 6 years ago

I dont think we are alone either. However, it is a problem of timing as well as direction. Not only could they easily miss us directionally as you say, they may miss us chronologically as well. I mean our recorded history is a blip in time. What if the contact was say 25,000 years ago, or 100,000, or a million years ago. What if it were to be 25,000 years in the future. Will humans even exist that long? Its like the old saying, there is many a slip twixt the cup and the lip.

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     6 years ago  

    Not only could they easily miss us directionally as you say, they may miss us chronologically as well. I mean our recorded history is a blip in time.

    Arrggg, it's just so frustrating, we're like the kid waiting for the sweet shop to open, only it may have already opened and closed, or it's not going to for the rest of the (million year) summer.

    sigh

    Cg

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      Exactly! Or, maybe it is for the best? The Native Americans didnt fair too well after meeting the Europeans!