Comment on Aliens Probably Exist - But They’re Staying Silent For a Reason
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 22 hours agoAssuming they are existing at a tech level similar or above to ours at the same time as us.
Comment on Aliens Probably Exist - But They’re Staying Silent For a Reason
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 22 hours agoAssuming they are existing at a tech level similar or above to ours at the same time as us.
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 22 hours ago
Yeah with all the time in the universe and how short our civilization has been technological I’m a big fan of the theory that the galaxy is just a big graveyard of civilizations that sprouted and died over the past few billion years. Maybe there’s another few right now dotted around but we’ll never know before we or they die out.
The universe is kinda sad honestly.
MotoAsh@piefed.social 22 hours ago
I mean, even if there were many civilizations, I’m betting that any that are smart enough to explore the cosmos have realized one or multiple of the following:
… Also, I’m a firm believer that humans and other megafauna are, well, mega. Humans are insanely massive on the scale of life as we know it, and life may not need to become so massive to never the less spread out. For all we know, Earth is a battlefield of life that is successful in the grand scheme of things, and humans et. al. are like the Death Stars of the ancient civilizations that are very much still alive.
(ok ok that last bit is very hyperbolic but it should still convey the idea!)
kalkulat@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Maybe there’s something better than civilizations (not that we’ve ever had one yet) and they figured that out and are too blissed to listen.
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 19 hours ago
We’ve had at least 7 of them
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
I’d say the universe is kinda safe… for now