Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedPaul Rosolie: belief
15 May 2024 Lex Fridman Podcast #429 – Paul Rosolie: Jungle, Apex Predators, Aliens, Uncontacted Tribes, and God
“You can write down a calculation on a napkin, you can cite different Hollywood movies, you can point up to the pieces of light in the stars, but if I talk about show me a single cell that’s not from this planet, it’s still not possible. And so I agree with you that the likelihood is there, all indications point to it.”
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- Speaker
- Paul Rosolie
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- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 15 May 2024
- Publisher
- Lex Fridman Podcast
Transcript context
…Why do you think there’s no alien civilizations there? You can write down a calculation on a napkin, you can cite different Hollywood movies, you can point up to the pieces of light in the stars, but if I talk about show me a single cell that’s not from this planet, it’s still not possible. And so I agree with you that the likelihood is there, all indications point to it. It would be fascinating, especially if it was done, especially imagine finding a planet of alternative life forms, not necessarily even intelligent. Imagine just a planet of butterflies, whatever, something else. That would be amazing, but I’m concerned with the reality that we have in front of us is that this is the spaceship. This is life. Yeah.…
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