Gregory's Server@johncarlosbaez Sorry but WE should be proud of our own technological and scientific development. An alien civilization arriving here after travelling light-years would laugh at our low understanding of the universe.
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@argv_minus_one @johncarlosbaez Actually, the romans aqueduct still stands. Also, that is exactly what I meant: Marvelling at our own evolution. On the other hand, aliens being able to travel light-years would only be amazed by our propensity for self-destruction. @dom - we don't laugh at Neolithic stone circles like Stonehenge. At least I don't. I find them impressive. @johncarlosbaez I don't think you guys are actually reading my comments. HUMANS can marvel at our own past and how we developed over time (acknowledging both our past amd present endeavours) but ALIENS (if they were able to come here, hence able to overcome light-years of distance) would not find us special at all because we're a very self-destructive species. |
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Do we not marvel at ancient Roman buildings and aqueducts? They may be primitive by today's standards, but they are very impressive for the time when they were built, and demonstrate the potential of a promising young species.
And now, those great works lie in ruin, their potential squandered by the unchecked destructive impulses of cultists, emperors, and barbarians.
Will that dark history repeat once again, this time on a global scale? It seems likely…
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