tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512200.post716683060623680021..comments2024-02-05T07:49:38.601-08:00Comments on <big><big>The Gyromantic Informicon</big></big>: Where are they, then?David the Gyromancerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05251493765196671229noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512200.post-77809353237939797642013-01-18T11:18:46.360-08:002013-01-18T11:18:46.360-08:00Thanks for your comments. I agree, and would add t...Thanks for your comments. I agree, and would add that the fact that we have at least prima facie evidence that intelligent life is quite rare in the universe, is all the more reason why we should try desperately hard to develop species-level wisdom sufficient to ensure that it survives here. <br /><br />See my post on here TODAY with some further thoughts about the Fermi Paradox, and in particular a possible "young universe" explanation. David the Gyromancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251493765196671229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512200.post-20816071464483659852013-01-17T19:04:08.036-08:002013-01-17T19:04:08.036-08:00I found your site via a comment on Bad Astronomy a...I found your site via a comment on Bad Astronomy and I just wanted to let you know that I have really enjoyed reading your thoughts. Here is my take on things...I believe that life is pretty common throughout the Milky Way and Universe at large but most of it never makes it past the single cell stage. For billions of years, life here on Earth never could make the leap from single cell to multi-cell organism. Then suddenly it did just that and evolution led us to where we are today. <br /><br />My point is that there is a "Great Filter" that must be overcome in order for life to evolve into a complex level like we see here on Earth. I'm not necessarily saying that our jump from single cell to multi-cell life was the "Great Filter" and that it's now in our past, but all things being considered, it would appear, that at least for this planet, we have managed to get past the largest obstacle in our way and the future is rather bright for our civilization. <br /><br />Maybe most life just never makes it past that one big step and either dies out or stays locked in place, never to make the big jump. Maybe we got lucky and really are the first, or more likely one of the first, intelligent and spacefaring civilizations to ever develop in this galaxy.<br /><br />Regardless, I do have to agree that due to the just unimaginable size of the galaxy and universe, we are for all intents and purposes, totally alone. If that's so, well, there just isn't anything any of us can do about it and that's okay. One only need look around at the amazing diversity of life on this planet to be in awe for all eternity.Kelly Armstrong in Louisvillenoreply@blogger.com