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[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (10 children)

More importantly, are they a lifeforms that we would even recognize as alive? The chances of an alien being humanoid are even slimmer. Then there's whether they develop intelligence, whether they care about space, and whether they survive long enough to get anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (3 children)

If intelligent life exists anywhere else the biggest chance we have of finding anything would be a self sustaining vehicle sent off into space by them at some point. The chances of us being alive at the same time in close enough proximity to encounter each other is almost zero.

If a vessel could wander space endlessly we have a slightly bigger (but still almost zero) chance of encountering it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The Old "will the Screensaver hit the corner" method

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Nono I said ALMOST zero

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