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The simplest explanation for why we have never noticed an alien civilization is that there are none out there.

Drawn from what Sean Carroll said

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space Getting off the planet, and why anybody thinks it matters.

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On the topicWhich mental models help you think better?under our view: Prefer the simplest explanation, but make it earn its place (Occam's razor)

What Sean Carroll actually said

  1. Sean Carroll Theoretical physicist at Johns Hopkins University
    But I think your intuition is right that it would’ve been easy for there to be lots of civilizations then we would’ve noticed them already and we haven’t. Absolutely the simplest explanation for why we haven’t is that they’re not there.

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    ↗Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #428youtube.com

    22 Apr 2024 · video · 2h 35m · spoken · official transcript

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