Aliens will defeat us

by gareth
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There have been a few threads about planets found like earth, the existence of aliens etc.

The statistical odds of alien life and numbers have been roughly figured out. I recently read that there may be billions of habitable planets just in the Milky Way Galaxy.

I believe intelligent AI enabled machines will outnumber humans within 20 years. They will all be network enabled and will all have access to greater than human intelligence even by 2030.

By that stage even if a catastrophic war were to eliminate all natural biological life - civilization from this planet & artificial life could continue.

Anyway by 2040 the solar system will be inhabited by robots. They will not be Chinese or American - They will be robot.

So we will definitely conquer the solar system with our civilization. But at some point we will be conquered or destroyed by aliens. The odds are against civilization from this planet expanding to dominate the galaxy or even a large portion of it. The odds are hugely and immensely against our survival on a cosmic scale.

This is based upon the probability of alien life. The probability is that we will be nipped in the bud if we wish to physically expand beyond our own star system to others.

But perhaps such a physical expansion is not required.
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  • Profile picture of the author KenThompson
    Originally Posted by gareth View Post


    This is based upon the probability of alien life. The probability is that we will be nipped in the bud if we wish to physically expand beyond our own star system to others.

    But perhaps such a physical expansion is not required.
    Most physical expansion is not required but it still happens. Expanding beyond
    our own galaxy certainly shouldn't be necessary from the standpoint of
    what is needed to survive. That assumes of course our planet remains
    habitable which is a legitimate question.

    I do tend to feel that forms of life far more advanced than us can easily keep
    things in check, though.


    Ken

    PS - No codes to be found here, Ken. No need to get all excited. Sorry.
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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    The aliens better have a force field to deflect a nuclear blast like on Independence Day or it's curtains for them and maybe us in the process.


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  • Profile picture of the author gareth
    Hmmm maybe I'm being defeatist

    maybe we should go for it and attempt to conquer the universe
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  • Profile picture of the author entrepreneurjay
    Haven't you seen that Will Smith movie? We kicked alien butt .... Lol

    The sad part is we may never know in our lifetimes if your statements are true all we can do is take an educated guess.....
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark McClure
    Sounds like you might enjoy Asimov's, I Robot book series ...
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  • Profile picture of the author Quotes Papa
    Not if we defeat them first!
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    Screw that, just go hide in the woods.
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  • Profile picture of the author gareth
    No I've changed my mind - there is only one shot at the universe so why waste it ?
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  • Profile picture of the author nigelzephyr
    WE WILL DEFEAT THEM,
    HAVEN'T YOU WATCHED "INDEPENDENCE DAY"?
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