We haven’t met aliens because they’re DEAD – and humans are NEXT

a reply to: Box of Rain

Agh!! This kind of talk makes my brain hurt.

All I know is that I Am Me And You Are You And We Are All Together.

Someday when the universe is so sparse that star formation and planet formation is virtually nonexistent, then there very well may be a "last life" in the universe. 

I figure when that day comes, our species won't even exist to care anymore.

originally posted by: KellyPrettyBear
a reply to: PageLC14

Out of laziness, any promising species would always create it's successor which destroys it.

People always want robot slaves, etc.

We are currently summoning the demons which will destroy us.. genetic engineering,
cybernetics and especially AI.

Natural born humans will be extinct, one way or another, within 1000 years.

Possibly even sooner!!


thescienceexplorer.com...

Hopefully Jesus IS real and comes to save us all before we just become one massive AI.

Just because they're dead doesn't mean we shouldn't be able to detect them. Radio floats through the universe at the same speed all the time. The farther away (back in time) we look, the more radio transmissions there should be. At some point we should hit the "sweet spot" of a civilization being just far enough away (but not so far away that the signal is degraded beyond recognition) and having broadcast at just the right time and frequency for us to receive it now.

If there is anybody out there. Which there may not be or never have been.

a reply to: PageLC14

How do you know for sure that "jesus" isn't an alien enemy AI seeking to engulf all willing consciousness?

;-)

Just like in Vampire mythology...they can't harm you unless you invite them inside.

a reply to: Blue Shift

You are correct of course.

a reply to: KellyPrettyBear

Hah! I DON'T know!! And you'll never be able to quote me saying I do, that's for sure. Except for that bit earlier where I said "all I know is.."

Too many thought provoking ideas are being tossed around too early for me. I'm going to finish my coffee before I have an annuraism.

originally posted by: PageLC14
Hopefully Jesus IS real and comes to save us all before we just become one massive AI.

If Jesus is truly the Son of Man, then perhaps the next time he returns he will be the Son of Machine.

a reply to: Blue Shift

Perhaps. If man becomes machine then machine is man making Jesus son of machine man. I imagine his return will be something like the beginning of the terminator movies.

a reply to: PageLC14

Hes going to ruff up a dude in the mens room and take his jacket and glasses?

a reply to: KellyPrettyBear

Maybe? If he shows up naked. Who really knows. ;-P

Just to add Prof Cox's actual words to the debate, from his facebook page:

Spent day being misquoted. Here is my view: There are other civilisations in the universe, although they may be rare. End of. Not news.

First of all, we have met them. However, you can perhaps be forgiven for not knowing this. What you cannot be forgiven for is thinking that they don't exist. Even if you're one of the foolhardy who thinks they aren't here, the universe is too vast for them not to be somewhere.