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Response to Speck Tater (Reply #12)

Too much ego makes civilizations vulnerable to impulsive stupid behavior. phasma ex machina Feb 2012 #1
"because we still have the savagery" napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #2
i love me some Michio Kaku, but really...he thinks in a hunnerd pnwest Feb 2012 #13
Religion has to go first. tridim Feb 2012 #3
You find sentient life, it will undergo a huge transformation Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #5
I bet the fundies will try to convert them. tridim Feb 2012 #6
I think they would fall back on dominion. malakai2 Feb 2012 #8
Allowed by whom? napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #10
wrong place Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #4
Sorry, misunderstood. RC Feb 2012 #7
I was responding to someone else Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #16
I enjoyed that very much alfredo Feb 2012 #9
I don't see man changing enough for that to happen in 100 years... Fearless Feb 2012 #11
The reason SETI has not found an civilizations on distant planets, and... Speck Tater Feb 2012 #12
Another reason is that it would take thousands of years to reach the nearest star Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #18
with speed of light travel, what would be the elapsed time from the travelers... ret5hd Feb 2012 #21
The reason SETI has not found any signals is because the galaxy is enourmous. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #20
You don't know that's true. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #23
Not my hypothesis. Google "Fermi Paradox". The idea originates... Speck Tater Feb 2012 #26
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Consider the evidence... Speck Tater Feb 2012 #30
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Consider also that every highly advanced technological civilization Speck Tater Feb 2012 #32
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Nice song. Thanks. Speck Tater Feb 2012 #36
I've always admired the Vulcan people. Rex Feb 2012 #14
When Jung was asked, "Will we make it?" he always replied... alterfurz Feb 2012 #15
Which underscores the fact that in order to survive as a species... Speck Tater Feb 2012 #22
The only thing that's changed is the technology. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #24
Fuck that shit. tabasco Feb 2012 #17
No, no it isn't. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #25
Yes, yes it is. Zalatix Feb 2012 #35
K&R, Love Kaku! Odin2005 Feb 2012 #19
maybe by then we'll be a society of transhuman/cyborg/cylon "mankind" eShirl Feb 2012 #27
Interesting stuff. Raffi Ella Feb 2012 #29
Paperless Society, Jet Packs, Flying Cars... Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #34
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