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diydave86 t1_iu0n7ju wrote

Keep sending signals out there eventually were gonna get a response and we may not like the response. Have we not learned from pretty much ALL alien movies?

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zeeblecroid t1_iu4zduj wrote

> Have we not learned from pretty much ALL alien movies?

I learned some time ago that most movies are fictional.

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dingo1018 t1_iu1hiil wrote

Do you want aliens? Because this is how you get aliens.

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tfks t1_iu449yi wrote

The universe is very, very large... which makes it hard to believe we're the only life. But that also means communications are basically impossible. The oldest signals originating from Earth are just about 100 years old, so can only have traveled 100 light years. Not only is that not very far-- practically like yelling down your driveway-- but also the signals would be very difficult, or impossible, to discern from background noise.

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