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Originally Posted by Blueblaze
10 million, you say? Yawn.
Call me when they receive a signal from 24,963,500,379,000 miles away -- about 25 TRILLION miles. That's how far it is to the NEAREST star!
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True, but considering that radio waves travel at the speed of light (as do TV signals), those signals have already reached 75 star systems, with that number growing all the time. If there are intelligent beings within that range who are capable of at least the science we have, it is a good bet that they know about us--at least to the extent that our media represents our civilization, which come to think of it is pretty negative most of the time.
Maybe they figure that we're not worth striking up a conversation. If all I knew of us is what is on our news and entertainment media, I know I'd come to that conclusion.