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Old 06-30-2015, 09:42 AM
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Meh. Why haven't we heard from them?

Maybe all the experiments work out about the same?
The lab mice?
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Old 06-30-2015, 09:49 AM
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Meh. Why haven't we heard from them?

Maybe all the experiments work out about the same?
Two things.

1) There is as much probability they are less technologically advanced than more.

2) With all the hate and war going on in this world, if you were advanced and peaceful, would you want to initiate contact with us?
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Two things.

1) There is as much probability they are less technologically advanced than more.

2) With all the hate and war going on in this world, if you were advanced and peaceful, would you want to initiate contact with us?
I'm thinking they are already here, but standing back and watching the show. Sort of like patrons at a freak show.
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I'm thinking they are already here, but standing back and watching the show. Sort of like patrons at a freak show.
Or grad students at the animal lab....
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Or grad students at the animal lab....
Or Slartibartfast ruing the impending destruction of his fjords.
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Meh. Why haven't we heard from them?

Maybe all the experiments work out about the same?
If you were a race with enough smarts to be able to contact us would you? Or would you simply hope that we would never find out about you.
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If you were a race with enough smarts to be able to contact us would you? Or would you simply hope that we would never find out about you.
I'm thinking beer summit.
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