RE: The Human race: A sci-fi story
July 23, 2017 at 7:22 pm
(This post was last modified: July 23, 2017 at 7:26 pm by ph445.)
(July 23, 2017 at 7:10 pm)Alex K Wrote: Exactly. So,Imposing an already complex DNA molecule as the starting point is an arbitrary and unfounded assumption.
Yes. The famed Drake equation is nonsense, namely because it never takes into account the probabilities of this first event- roughly 1 in 10^40,0000 power, a number so large that mathematically 1/10^40,000 is infinitesimal.
My theory is that if there is a 'multiverse' (which there likely is) then there is infinite potential for life to form. Because there is infinite possibility, there would therefore be infinite civilizations of sentient beings. However, in any one universe where life does spontaneously form, such as on earth, that one intelligent civilization either self-annihilates or develops technology that allows for faster than light travel (I also have theoretical speculation on how this can be achieved) and then life is seeded throughout that particular universe. Similar to Prometheus.
The probability of TWO intelligent sentient civilizations capable of faster than light travel forming randomly in one particular universe is incredibly small.
