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Old 07-31-2012, 08:38 AM   #35
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Just my opinion but even if an extremely more intellegent alien somehow could travel at the speed of light the possibilitys of them reaching earth would be slim to none.

1) can they live thousands of years in order to make the trip even at light speed?
2) could they find us?
3) why would they bother?

I would guess a supreme being on earths future could figure out time travel before an alien from another star system could visit us.
One imaginative science fiction short story I read had an Earth-made probe travelling for thousands of years with sperm and eggs cryogenically frozen then upon reaching a habital world, the ship auto lands and machinery/computers essentially grows and educates the young human children.

That's assuming the light barrier can't be surmounted.

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