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Anonymous-USA t1_jcvs26a wrote

The conclusion that there should be plentiful intelligent life is based upon probability of large numbers. Even if there were a trillion planets with intelligent life in our observable universe, that’s still less than one planet per galaxy. And there are about 100M stars in a galaxy (1T in Andromeda!), and dozens or more planets around most stars. So I don’t see the paradox. Advanced life is obviously incredibly sparse, and if there is one in the Andromeda galaxy, that’s still 2.5M light years away. Homo sapiens weren’t even around when the light we see from it today left that galaxy.

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Express_Artichoke383 t1_jd8iwen wrote

Honestly though do you ever wonder why there are SO FUCKING MANY pointless stars and planets? Seems weird if this was all “intelligently” designed.

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Anonymous-USA t1_jd8mvra wrote

Intelligent/advanced life is entirely different than intelligent design. We have proof of the former in ourselves, and it’s a testable theory even if we haven’t found any signs yet in the vastness of space. The latter — intelligent design — is faith and not a field of scientific study.

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