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''See also:'' [[:en:Talk:Intergalactic travel#The Main Factual Point]], [[Fermi Paradox]] | ''See also:'' [[:en:Talk:Intergalactic travel#The Main Factual Point]], [[Fermi Paradox]] | ||
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below doesn't make clear that its content is meant to be in opposition to Kurzweil's concept in his book where he explicitly argues that we are alone in the Universe. Also leaves unstated the possibility/probability that communication with ETSI can have roughly the same effect/role in the transformation of human societies to participation in the contingent being mentioned. | |||
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'''Why I hold there will be scientific confirmation or disconfirmation of the concept soon.''' | '''Why I hold there will be scientific confirmation or disconfirmation of the concept soon.''' | ||
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<li> First, by "God" I don't mean the Abrahamic concept, but rather the rationalization thereof, i.e. a contingent being, most likely manifest as a collective which has evolved in a manner similar to that by which life has evolved on the Earth. The being could be outside this universe and could be its creator or neither of these. The Abrahamic concept is nothing more than the singular of "gods".</li> <br/> | <li> First, by "God" I don't mean the Abrahamic concept, but rather the rationalization thereof, i.e. a contingent being, most likely manifest as a collective which has evolved in a manner similar to that by which life has evolved on the Earth. The being could be outside this universe and could be its creator or neither of these. The Abrahamic concept is nothing more than the singular of "gods".</li> <br/> | ||
