Hey guys, what are your thoughts on the existence of extraterrestrial life and the potential involvement of governments in concealing or studying such entities.

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    7 months ago

    Extraterrestrial life = yes. It’s a big universe and the chances of us being the only life in the entire universe is slim.

    Aliens visiting us = no. For the same reason as above. It’s a big ass universe.

    Governments being able to hide aliens from us = lol no. If aliens had the tech to travel a million light years to visit us, they’d have taken over the planet in an hour.

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      7 months ago

      If aliens had the tech to travel a million light years to visit us, they’d have taken over the planet in an hour.

      Lol Too long, 10 minutes?

      TBF, it took 2 minutes for aliens to be worshiped as “eye in the sky” in 3bp

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        And that’s assuming they’re even interested in Earth. They’ll probably start by strip-mining Jupiter and/or building a Dyson swarm around the sun.

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      Anyone who thinks the government can hide anything is vastly overestimating their capabilities. They’re basically keystone cops with the demeanor of storm troopers. Play benny hill or imperial march over literally any declassified CIA document and at least one of them will fit.