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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
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.
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They have probably been here over the past billions of years and probably planted the seeds of life at some point. I kind of doubt we were the first in the universe with life.
And they need not worry about us unless our technology develops a lot more and we can also travel at much faster speeds.