I wonder why it is generally assumed that extraterrestrial civilizations operate on the same time scale as we do? For instance, we see a stone on planet X. Just a stone. But in reality, it’s a frame from the multimillion-year life of some being. Or, conversely, although this is debatable.
And another important point. It seems obvious to everyone, but still. It’s absolutely impossible to determine if there is life or what is happening somewhere RIGHT NOW. You can determine if something happened some time ago, but you can’t say anything about right now. The further from Earth, the greater the gap in time. Light from the neighboring galaxy takes hundreds of thousands of years. And if we look further – then we are talking about millions of years. Assuming that time there flows faster for an entire species, which may emerge and disappear faster than on Earth – at best, we see traces.
There are two wildly interesting topics right now – the deep-sea world and space. Both are poorly studied – discoveries occur almost every year by recent students. It’s a pity, kids these days aren’t particularly interested in these subjects.
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