From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rafal@smigrodzki.org)
Date: Wed Jun 04 2003 - 10:15:52 MDT
Robert wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Rafal Smigrodzki commenting on Hal's & Harvey's
> comments wrote:
>> ### Assumption: at this time in the evolution of the universe the
>> measure of civs which die early (before diaspora) is not
>> significantly lower than the measure of civs which live to diaspora
>> and beyond. If the above were not true, our early birth rank would
>> not be worrisome at all.
>
> Here, in a rare case where I have to call Rafal's perspective
> into question, I have to ask "Why should there have to be
> a diaspora?". Should not an advanced civilization with the
> technological capabilities seek to extend current knowledge
> bases rather than produce new untrained knowledge bases?
### I wasn't in this case making a case for a diaspora, but mentioned it
because it is of relevance in the DA - civilizations which do spread over
galaxies will tend to have orders of magnitude more members than sedentary
ones, with attendant effects on anthropic calculations.
This said, I kind of like the idea of colonizing the local supercluster and
beyond. Phaethon is my hero. I couldn't really tell why but it's a strong
gut feeling. Colonization might get messy, as I know you worry, but it will
not be boring.
Rafal
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