re: The “Dark Forest” theory to explain no evidence of extraterrestrial life

I believe the reality is we, and Earth, are not as special as we think we are. Assuming advanced alien species exist, there is no logical reason they would visit us. They'd simply send probes to collect or relay whatever information they are interested in.

There is also an interesting theory we (humans) were "seeded" on Earth. If the goal is to extend humanity, sending out "viral seeds" by the billions to eventually settle on appropriate planets. These viral seeds would either start life, or "infect" existing simple life forms to kickstart evolution. Genetic engineering could guarantee complex lifeforms if given sufficient time and conditions. This might explain how humans share 60%+ DNA with bananas, and other living things.

Once we evolve to a certain level, we'll either be gifted with certain knowledge or we're genetically predisposed to learn it. Considering the behaviors passed along generations of even insects, like Monarch butterflies, who travel thousands of miles over several generations, with each generation somehow knowing what their generation is expected to do, this doesn't seem out of the question.

The issue also is that it would take so long for these signals to get out, especially with the additional time of travel, that it wouldn't be logical or efficient to try to find us (or any other broadcasting species).

Our earliest messages have only traveled around 105 light years, and those were just local radio signals and not directed messages.

That means the earliest signals have only reached about 14,000 to 28,000 stars. There is a 100% chance of an Earth like planet within that sphere, but that does not mean advanced. We have not heard a peep from anyone local, so it is safe to assume they are not out there to hear us either.

We are not alone, but we are not near anyone either.

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There have been 3 or 4 planets identified that are similar to earth like Kepler-452 which is 60% larger than Earth and over 1000 light years away.

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Kepler-452 is a star, not a planet.

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Kepler-452 is a G-type subgiant star located about 1,810 light-years away from Earth[2] in the Cygnus constellation.[7] Although similar in temperature to the Sun, it is 20% brighter, 3.7% more massive and 11% larger.[8][9] Alongside this, the star is approximately six billion years old and possesses a high metallicity.[5]

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We have not heard a peep from anyone local, so it is safe to assume they are not out there to hear us either.

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Bruh, the abductions. They're here.

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radio signals propagate away from the planet and could be detected by other sapient species of equal or greater technological advancement. Given the vastness of any given galaxy and the limitations of light speed, a signal isolated amongst the billions of vastly stronger EMI given off by celestial objects, would take hundreds to millions of years to reach anyone that could intercept.

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Radio signals from Earth have traveled roughly 100 to 200 light-years from our planet, forming a sphere around us, though most signals are too faint to be detected beyond a few light-years. The powerful military radar transmissions from the Cold War are strong enough to be potentially detected up to hundreds of light-years away. However, the majority of the signals from commercial broadcasts and everyday devices are extremely weak and decay into background noise over much shorter distances.

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So we are really dumb for sending out probes and radio waves trying to talk to aliens.

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That's how you get one of these bad boys custom made for Hitler.

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It’s extremely likely another alien civilization has noticed us by now if aliens exist, which is highly likely.

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We started experimentation with radio waves less than 150 years ago. With regard to a planet exhibiting intelligent life there was nothing unique about earth amongst the trillions of planets out there. At best there has been a 150 year window for intelligent life to find us. 150 years of the 14.5 billion years.

The earth will endure several near extinction level events before our word gets out anyway to anyone nearby enough to catch the signal.

We have much scarier things to worry about than the foolishness of trying to make contact with whatever random aliens.

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Dinos might still be ruling the earth

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Dinos are fake and the story was invented to cover up the existence of dragons.

Once you get this deep into the conspiracy theories let’s reconvene