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Published · transcript-backedLex Fridman: belief
9 Nov 2023 Lex Fridman Podcast #400 – Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity
“I think the more likely thing is because just to empathize with the aliens that they found us and they’re protecting us and letting us be.”
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- Lex Fridman
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- 9 Nov 2023
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
Transcript context
…I mean there are various explanations for paradox and one is they’re these great vultures which civilizations don’t pass through. And one of those great vultures is do you become a multi-plan civilization or not? And if you don’t, it’s simply a matter of time before something happens on your planet, either natural or manmade that causes us to die out. Like the dinosaurs, where are they now? They didn’t have spaceships. I think the more likely thing is because just to empathize with the aliens that they found us and they’re protecting us and letting us be. I hope so. Nice aliens.…
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