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Rob Wiblin: belief

16 Oct 2018 Conversations with Tyler Rob Wiblin interviews Tyler on *Stubborn Attachments*

“Yeah, I agree that’s worrying, but because we have these alternative explanations that we might just be the one chance event where life began, I still had some hope that we’ll get there, we’ll be the first ones to colonize at least this part of the universe.”

— Rob Wiblin

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Speaker
Rob Wiblin
Attribution
Verified speaker
Claim type
belief
Recorded
16 Oct 2018
Publisher
Conversations with Tyler

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…Yes, the Fermi Paradox is not nearly as absolute as people used to think, but it’s still an issue. You still should update, in Bayesian terms, that you don’t see the aliens. Yeah, I agree that’s worrying, but because we have these alternative explanations that we might just be the one chance event where life began, I still had some hope that we’ll get there, we’ll be the first ones to colonize at least this part of the universe. I’m going to vote with you, that’s all I can say for now.…

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