At any rate they will still have to wait 20k light years to get our messages before they can employ their instantaneous star travel tech.
Yeah I get that....what I am saying is...were our science fiction goes.....science reality follows.
That is driven by inspiration, muse, and intelligence....all gifts from God.
If we found ET tomorrow...I would ask about their creation myths(if any)....where did you come from?
It would afirm my belief that there is something beyond ourselves that takes intrest in our material plane.