Humanity alone in the universe

[Ghost14]

Re: Humanity alone in the universe

@Zafra

The probability of us being alone in the universe is miniscule at best. More so this whole notion that we are to safeguard the universe is arrogant on our part. The universe existed for millions or billions of years without us. We will go extinct well before the universe implodes. Life and the universe will continue regardless of what we do or don’t do. We are miniscule in the grand scheme of things and will continue to be so.

Oh yes lets not religion cloud this discussion.

Assuming we are the only beings alive, or rather, we are the only beings alive in this window of space and time, which I think is very likely, it is entirely up to us. Note, I don’t just mean that the distance between us and another species might be too vast to traverse, I mean the time window in which humanity exists may be so brief when placed in the context of the universe, that by the time another intelligent civilization arises we may not be around. So, imo, I think it is very likely that for the window within which humanity exists we may very well never meet another species.

All that said, if we assume humanity to be alone in our window of existence, the decisions of our leaders seem so incredibly short sighted. Imagine the world ending because some lunatic dictator or Prime Minister launches a nuke, all because they want some patch of land on this floating rock. Very depressing.