how did I come to this thread so late?
It isn't always as clearly a philosophical wonderland as this. Sometimes it seems chaotic and random.
We can't answer that for sure other than to note that if you had invoked the "Bizarre and Non-Mundane" option in your search criteria, you would have stumbled upon us much sooner... ;-)
Someone also suggested that joining SETI will ferret us out from all the background noise...
Better late than never. Are you well-prepared for making regulation blizzard meals? (That’s pizza omelettes and milk sandwiches—information source, Tax-chick.)