[Al Simmons]

Good Point, Congressman. The above fanciful paper forgets several things that may fatally hamstring the "evolution" of said hypothesis:

a. Human Nature;

b. Human Nature;

c. The proliferation of basic stupidity;

d. The resultant proliferation of socialist utopias;

e. Human nature;

f. The Rapture

(Not necessarily in order of importance).

[Drammach]

Good point.. "Above fanciful paper" also sounds a bit like the fabled patent office attitude, assuming humanity already knows "all about" the science of physics of the universe.

Chances are, compared to even a Type 1 civilization, we don't know beans, yet..

[Thumper1960]

Once I heard the theory that "we" are the science project of a 'middle-school student' in some cosmic classroom. Like a teeming colony of bacteria, we've advanced to where we are today.

In the student's locker is a very big can of Lysol.

Said student will get a "C".