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Re: If life formed, why might there not be fossil fuels equivalent to, or greater than, our own? *NM* Gaps Send a noteboard - 01/10/2011 03:16:23 AM
I cannot even copy his manner because the manner of his prose was the manner of his thinking and that was a dazzling succession of gaps; and you cannot ape a gap because you are bound to fill it in somehow or other -- and blot it out in the process. -- Nabokov
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An interesting thought I had that may be worth discussion. Macharius - 29/09/2011 07:22:01 PM 930 Views
Well, Fermi Paradox discussions usually end with ???? Isaac - 29/09/2011 07:51:59 PM 612 Views
you do have to hope there's intelligent life somewhere out there Yunalesca - 29/09/2011 07:56:48 PM 661 Views
I definitely agree with the first part. Vivien - 29/09/2011 08:32:33 PM 749 Views
why do you think only those options would be available? LadyLorraine - 29/09/2011 08:35:53 PM 600 Views
Well just look at the history of Earth. And the cultural/advancement disparity would be FAR greater. *NM* Aeryn - 29/09/2011 08:58:52 PM 228 Views
Could be cultural domination. Vivien - 29/09/2011 09:32:18 PM 617 Views
*shrug* Humans aren't that bad LadyLorraine - 29/09/2011 09:51:32 PM 549 Views
Oh yes we are. Vivien - 29/09/2011 10:27:52 PM 622 Views
In one particular space opera, it's a mix and probably the best situation possible for humans. Vivien - 29/09/2011 10:21:42 PM 765 Views
Unless their advancement is so great they are VERY ethically enlightened, her fears seem valid. Joel - 30/09/2011 03:04:40 AM 666 Views
hmmm Yunalesca - 30/09/2011 02:34:47 PM 596 Views
"And hey. I'll eat most anything once." Joel - 30/09/2011 07:22:01 PM 579 Views
I think I've met a few aliens... everynametaken - 30/09/2011 01:31:55 AM 608 Views
Those know it all holier than thou all powerful vegan aliens are SO annoying. Vivien - 30/09/2011 06:40:30 AM 610 Views
Why do fossil fuels have to be involved? LadyLorraine - 29/09/2011 08:33:26 PM 586 Views
Going into the fossil fuel vs wood thing Isaac - 29/09/2011 08:51:07 PM 667 Views
The big issue is energy density, IMHO. Joel - 30/09/2011 02:53:39 AM 718 Views
That's so perfect. Vivien - 30/09/2011 06:43:31 AM 622 Views
I still agree with the view they are unlikley to intentionally punish us. Joel - 30/09/2011 09:35:13 AM 628 Views
We really have no idea how rare advance technologies societies are random thoughts - 30/09/2011 02:00:56 PM 739 Views
That's a really good point. Vivien - 30/09/2011 04:34:28 PM 640 Views
The doomsdays options don't really hold up well though Isaac - 30/09/2011 05:22:57 PM 644 Views
I think we have different interpretations of "silence" Vivien - 30/09/2011 07:47:32 PM 793 Views
It kind of comes down to whether FTL is possible Isaac - 30/09/2011 09:12:32 PM 723 Views
hmmm random thoughts - 30/09/2011 07:51:42 PM 505 Views
Yeah but that's just a variant of "Highly advanced aliens who for some reason are totally stupid" Isaac - 30/09/2011 10:21:34 PM 741 Views
I didn't mean to imply that were not talking to us because they looked down on us random thoughts - 01/10/2011 01:07:02 AM 686 Views
Re: I didn't mean to imply that were not talking to us because they looked down on us Isaac - 01/10/2011 02:50:42 AM 740 Views
thanks for the detailed answer random thoughts - 01/10/2011 03:08:48 PM 680 Views
No prob, hopefully it's not all inaccurate nonsense Isaac - 01/10/2011 03:18:05 PM 715 Views
not to mention that the universe is HUGE Yunalesca - 30/09/2011 07:53:33 PM 554 Views
True Isaac - 30/09/2011 10:37:58 PM 563 Views
of course I can't say, that was my point random thoughts - 30/09/2011 07:42:55 PM 615 Views
I was totally agreeing with you until I wasn't. Vivien - 30/09/2011 08:09:08 PM 735 Views
That's pessimistic, though. The "blaze of glory" is ongoing. Ghavrel - 01/10/2011 04:25:28 AM 586 Views
Re: If life formed, why might there not be fossil fuels equivalent to, or greater than, our own? *NM* Gaps - 01/10/2011 03:16:23 AM 303 Views
another thing for consideration Yunalesca - 01/10/2011 11:55:12 AM 592 Views
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