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strikeelite t1_iyak1gs wrote

Reply to comment by Boondala in Extragalactic SETI looks for life beyond the Milky Way. But where? In game theory one solution is a Schelling point — a single event that draws different group's attention. A binary neutron star merger could act as one, because observers across the universe will all be looking in the same direction. by EricFromOuterSpace

I have to disagree. There'd still be so much worth finding, both biological and otherwise. Finding out we're the only conscious beings would instill in all of us a deep purpose to spread consciousness everywhere. We'd be the primordial being, enshrouded in perpetual myth throughout the cosmos. 'The First Ones' .

Also, who knows how violent or immoral some other conscious being may be. We seem to be kind, for the most part. With a little more widespread knowledge and direct democracy, I think we could be very successful in our voyage to the stars.

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