We can never know.
Even if we make contact in the next 1,000 years with other intelligent life, the'y be just as surprised as we are.
If we ask them "tell us about the secrets of the universe and life on other planets" they probably or statistically answer with "fucked if we know, you're the first intelligent life we've encountered ever and we were hoping you'd know!"
imo, our universe is incomprehensibly large and any intelligent life making contact would also be incomprehensibly rare. (as mentioned before)
and all this on an assumption that it is even physically possible to travel very fast.
Even if we make contact in the next 1,000 years with other intelligent life, the'y be just as surprised as we are.
If we ask them "tell us about the secrets of the universe and life on other planets" they probably or statistically answer with "fucked if we know, you're the first intelligent life we've encountered ever and we were hoping you'd know!"
imo, our universe is incomprehensibly large and any intelligent life making contact would also be incomprehensibly rare. (as mentioned before)
and all this on an assumption that it is even physically possible to travel very fast.
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.
Know God, Know fear.