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Originally Posted by kendi
Seems the naivety is to think that in this great expanse of the universe we live in that we are the only living creatures. That this tiny dot that we call earth is the only place where life can exist. Kind of like when the supposedly wise used to say the earth is flat. Not willing to think outside of the box.
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Agreed.
Add to that also that we exist on a tiny rock about 400 or so degrees above absolute zero. Most of the real estate in this universe is far hotter, gassier, more radioactive and larger than our rock. We search for life as we know it: i.e. at approximately the same stage of technological development or a bit more, perceive time similarly to us, breathe oxygen, use electromagnetic waves for communication, and live on a rock similar to ours. But there could be other intelligent life in this universe, possibly in our own solar system, and maybe even on our rock, that is so different from ours that we are incapable of recognizing it.
Yet.