[1Old Pro]

If you contemplate the size of our galaxy and reflect on just how stupid our elected officials are, you would be an idiot NOT to believe there is life elsewhere and that it is MORE intelligent than what we seem to have.

[voicereason]

you would be an idiot NOT to believe there is life elsewhere and that it is MORE intelligent than what we seem to have.

Given how the liberal component of our society acts, the bar for intelligence actually gets set pretty low for any aliens we may eventually interact with.

[Antoninus]

If you contemplate the size of our galaxy and reflect on just how stupid our elected officials are, you would be an idiot NOT to believe there is life elsewhere and that it is MORE intelligent than what we seem to have.

I've seen that exact line used dozens of times on social media. It sounds like a talking point. When I hear it, I think to myself: "Making something like this conventional wisdom serves who, exactly?"