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From: Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Expedition to Europa
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 04:04:11 -0700
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On 6/28/2024 10:08 PM, bitrex wrote:
> On 6/27/2024 5:17 PM, Don Y wrote:
> 
>>> Most big librarys carry AW.
>>>
>>> .<https://europa.nasa.gov/mission/about/>
>>>
>>> If it turns out that there is life in the ocean of Europa, which has
>>> existed for something like four billion years, it supports the general
>>> idea of "random but inevitable" theories of Abiogenesis.
>>
>> _Remembrance of Earth's Past_ has an interesting take on the whole
>> notion behind an "empty" universe.  It's a tedious read (mainly for
>> me coming from a non-chinese culture... just keeping track of the
>> characters is difficult) but has some good ideas to chew on at its core.
> 
> My guess: The Universe is mammoth, the technological and energy requirements of 
> even short-distance interstellar travel are immense, the lifespan of 
> technological civilizations is highly time-limited before such a civilization 
> destroys itself, technological civilizations are very rare to begin with, and 
> no technological civilization ever survives long enough to attempt it.

That wouldn't explain why there are no *signs* of intelligent life.

*We* can't (yet) travel interstellar distances in single lifetimes
but I'm sure anyone with technology comparable to ours would be able to
*detect* our presence (given that we seem to make no attempt at "hiding")

_If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?_ gives some
interesting takes on the Fermi paradox.