News Reporter@lemmy.wtfB to European Federalists@lemmy.world · 2 days ago‘It’s human conceit to think we’re alone’: life must extend beyond Earth, leading space scientist sayswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
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minus-squareZexks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoJust because you don’t know about something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Black swans for example.
minus-squarePilferjinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 days agoThat’s not what I was saying. I didn’t say there’s no possibility of extraterrestrial life, just that we can’t confirm it as fact.
minus-squareZexks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoNo you said “we currently alone”
minus-squarePilferjinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoYeah that tracks. I was trying to convey the word currently as “as far as we know right now” Instead of “at this time”
Just because you don’t know about something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Black swans for example.
That’s not what I was saying. I didn’t say there’s no possibility of extraterrestrial life, just that we can’t confirm it as fact.
No you said “we currently alone”
Yeah that tracks. I was trying to convey the word currently as “as far as we know right now” Instead of “at this time”