Kieran McConville
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WRT the aliens thing, of course Fermi's Paradox has had a fair run over the years (ie. if they were out there, we'd hear from them)... but I do wonder, really.
Just to take an example, the far rim of our own galaxy is what... I can't be arsed looking up Wikipedia, but it is thousands of light-years. What makes us think we would hear?
I think the striking absence of news from our quarter of the galaxy does tend to slant the ledger toward 'probably just us here'. But with the proviso that 'here' represents a relatively small sample.
Modern televised 'Doctor Who' irritates the bejesus out of me in this respect, what with their cuddly alien-race-of-the-week invading London (I was going to say 'earth' but really, it's London they're after) on a routine basis.
Just to take an example, the far rim of our own galaxy is what... I can't be arsed looking up Wikipedia, but it is thousands of light-years. What makes us think we would hear?
I think the striking absence of news from our quarter of the galaxy does tend to slant the ledger toward 'probably just us here'. But with the proviso that 'here' represents a relatively small sample.
Modern televised 'Doctor Who' irritates the bejesus out of me in this respect, what with their cuddly alien-race-of-the-week invading London (I was going to say 'earth' but really, it's London they're after) on a routine basis.