Note how almost every mystery may equate aliens

A-L-E-X wrote:Source of the post Even IF there are sentient beings out there who have somehow survived the inherent self-destructive nature, they will probably want to quarantine us to our own solar systems so we dont spread our greed to other worlds.
A-L-E-X wrote:Source of the post Even IF there are sentient beings out there who have somehow survived the inherent self-destructive nature, they will probably want to quarantine us to our own solar systems so we dont spread our greed to other worlds.
Stellarator wrote:A-L-E-X wrote:Source of the post Even IF there are sentient beings out there who have somehow survived the inherent self-destructive nature, they will probably want to quarantine us to our own solar systems so we dont spread our greed to other worlds.
Greed is inherently meaningless in space. There is MORE then enough for one grubby little race of apes in the solar system alone. Also, what makes you think that other advanced space-worthy species (if they exist of course) would even care enough to quarantine a meaningless backwater planet like ours? I mean, they are obviously advanced enough to have a interstellar presence. They would need to manage problems far different then ours, like mitigating supernovas and maintaining sociological hegemony across their colonies. Resources would be the least of their concerns when they can strip-mine entire moons or build Dyson swarms around their stars.
Watsisname wrote:PBS Space-time did a great review of the "Dark Fluid" paper claiming to replace dark matter and dark energy, which made the rounds on the internet recently, and which I also reviewed here. tl;dr: Matt thinks the physics is cute, but rips it apart when it comes to matching observations. The paper probably did not deserve the level of media hype that it received.
A-L-E-X wrote:Source of the post Oh that sucks, unifying everything under a single umbrella is really attractive.
Stellarator wrote:A-L-E-X wrote:Source of the post Oh that sucks, unifying everything under a single umbrella is really attractive.
It's so attractive to us because our brains are literally hardwired to manufacture and maintain hegemonous mental-models of thoughtforms in relation to observed phenomena. We adore symmetrical and elegant explanations for what we see that conform to our subjective experiences. These have been tweaked unconsciously by our brains to create a false sense of congruency of our memories. It's a basic psychological fact that our brains routinely deceive us in order to avoid a state of cognitive dissonance - along with being wrong, this is a mental state our brains tries its best not to be in because it challenges our sense of identity. There are tons of articles and books illustrating this.
In relation to scientific principles, we always want an overarching concept of our unconformative universe that we can easily render and simplify. Something broad enough that it conforms to our brain's need to evolve and morph mental concepts. Unfortunately this universe operates on principles we can only visualize on abstractions like mathematics which cannot be influenced by our dishonest minds attempt to subvert it.