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Atheists & Agnostics

edhopper

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15. True

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #14)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 06:20 PM

Mar 2018

but the more civilizations spread across space, the more likelihood that we would catch one, no matter how brief the average one lasts.
I think it is still more a matter of rare than brief.

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Bear with me on this: What if we can't find aliens because they are religious? [View all] DetlefK Feb 2018 OP

If they are stuck at medieval technology then dhol82 Feb 2018 #1

They are following the Prime Directive Bayard Feb 2018 #2

I remember reading a short story in high school TlalocW Feb 2018 #3

Could this be another foundational arguement... NeoGreen Feb 2018 #4

"What if we can't find alien civilizations because they are stuck at medieval technology?" AZ8theist Feb 2018 #5

Yep, the first aliens to land will probably be interstellar religious zealots... Freelancer Mar 2018 #6

It would appear that edhopper Mar 2018 #7

They neednt be rare, they might be brief. Voltaire2 Mar 2018 #8

The problem with brief edhopper Mar 2018 #9

Time is still one of the factors in the Drake Equation Pope George Ringo II Mar 2018 #10

Though since we are a third generation edhopper Mar 2018 #11

Frequency is the question, admittedly. Pope George Ringo II Mar 2018 #12

Let's take Proxima Centauri as an example. DetlefK Mar 2018 #14

True edhopper Mar 2018 #15

Wouldn't be surprised if that's the case for some Bradical79 Mar 2018 #13