[Bobbyvotes]

Yeah, I do not understand this fascination about aliens. Nearest solar system to earth would require 200 human generations to reach. And most likely there is no advanced life there. Most people have no concept how sparse the universe is, and how great the distances are between solar systems just inside our own galaxy, the Milky Way.

But aliens make good movies and especially for kids.

[conejo99]

Don’t imagine I’m saying this will happen, but at least imagine the possibilities:
1) People figure out how to capture an entire existing human (memories, motivations, and personality) from a living human.
2) People figure out how to make self replicating machines.
3) People figure out how to accelerate a small package to a significant percentage of light speed (antimatter fuel or laser driven light sails maybe).
In that case red dwarf systems or type G stars like the Centauri system, even without planets in the habitable zone, might be perfectly good targets for space based ‘human’ exploitation.

[cgbg]

Aliens would probably use horses and buggies to get here.

Lol.

[Lazamataz]

Yeah, I do not understand this fascination about aliens. Nearest solar system to earth would require 200 human generations to reach. And most likely there is no advanced life there. Most people have no concept how sparse the universe is, and how great the distances are between solar systems just inside our own galaxy, the Milky Way. But aliens make good movies and especially for kids.

Aliens also make for pretty good books, like the one I am writing.

Dimensions

[Lazamataz]

Yeah, I do not understand this fascination about aliens.

And bees. Bees that talk and walk and wield swords.

[Lazamataz]

Yeah, I do not understand this fascination about aliens.

Or, even worse, alien businessmen bees.