@paulg - yes.. see "transcension hypothesis" -http://singularityhub.com/2015/08/20/we-cant-find-any-alien-neighbors-and-virtual-reality-might-be-to-blame/ …
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@paulg @geoffmillerphd has had similar thoughts: http://edge.org/q2006/q06_print.html#miller …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg spacetime itself is probl virtual, with waveform collapses being artifacts of trying to explain a computational system mathematicallyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg you'd have to believe that every alien species succumbs to VR and chooses not to explore other "real" civilizationsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg No I think this is the most likely possibility. Or maybe The Deepening http://www.kschroeder.com/weblog/the-deepening-paradox …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg a fascinating "other side of the same coin" to Bostrom's simulation argumentThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg A rather old explanation, actually.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg not really. This assumes all aliens civilizations are sociologically similar to us. -
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@zachtratar@paulg given the vastness of the cosmos it would be a stretch to assume they all value an ideal environment (comfort) the most -
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@zachtratar@paulg it's still a very large number. If they're motivated to explore they can't model something they don't know -
@zachtratar@paulg even if they don't want to explore themselves then the cost of sending probes is not that high for advanced civilizations -
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@paulg you should read Musements by @qarl Musements https://www.amazon.com/dp/1320446841/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_JtZEwbSK7WJXY …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg @DavidSherry36 You should read Accelerando =)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg My theory is that every civilization advances to the point where it invents Facebook. Then nothing else ever gets done.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg planets full of holodeck addicted creatures.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Idea has been around a while. http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/04/10/wangs-carpets-by-greg-egan/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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