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The Skeptics Guide #930 - May 6 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Speculation of a Civilization

The density of civilizations would have to be massive if they did have a chance of there being one that close. The probability that they could actually hear our leaking signals is also vanishingly small. And I don't think our signals are powerful enough or even designed to travel to go past even the closest stars. So I think the whole idea is ridiculous.

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