While some theories might have us at the end of the universe's life party, this suggests we're at the very beginning and occupies the entertaining possibility we're the first organic life to occupy this level of development; and that discovering alien life and interacting with it will likely be our mission; intended or not.
The formal report - with Forbes jokes aside - is here and one of the points raised is that we currently live in the 0.14% beginning stretch of the universes' probable trillion-year life-span. We have another 99.86% of the universe's life to go.
Or maybe the fact that life has arisen so soon (and especially on a less than perfect planet such as Earth) means that life is plentiful throughout the galaxy and we'll make many friends!
It really is amazing that we live in such a time that we can make assumptions such as these. The fact that we do means that, if we really are the first, then we may have set a proud precedent.
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All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost
The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost
From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring
Renewed shall be the blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king
http://www.forbes.com/sites/curtissilver/2016/08/15/are-earth-humans-the-aliens-early-to-the-universes-life-party/#2e17d2387113
While some theories might have us at the end of the universe's life party, this suggests we're at the very beginning and occupies the entertaining possibility we're the first organic life to occupy this level of development; and that discovering alien life and interacting with it will likely be our mission; intended or not.
The formal report - with Forbes jokes aside - is here and one of the points raised is that we currently live in the 0.14% beginning stretch of the universes' probable trillion-year life-span. We have another 99.86% of the universe's life to go.
Have fun.
My DeviantArt, so sexy
For a moment I thought it was going to be we may be the first to wipe ourselves extinct.
Figured it was time for a change.
Or maybe the fact that life has arisen so soon (and especially on a less than perfect planet such as Earth) means that life is plentiful throughout the galaxy and we'll make many friends!
It really is amazing that we live in such a time that we can make assumptions such as these. The fact that we do means that, if we really are the first, then we may have set a proud precedent.
All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost
The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost
From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring
Renewed shall be the blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king