The Temperature of the Universe Goes Down

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i presume someone smarter than me has actually done the calculation and said, it's still better to wait. I'm pretty sure he fights us that in, but i not fast enough to explain why. It does remind me of john wheeler used to say, when he mixed cream into coffee, he always felt sad because he was increasing the enthropy of the universe irretrievably. But you do bring up this question of, what does it mean? Whatwa, what implication? O what if we are the only civilization, only intelligent life? I forms, it makes you think. You kow, for better for worse, but making you think is good.

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