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rampartd

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25. the peaceful worldwide civilization on earth does not use electromagnetism.
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 06:12 PM
19 hrs ago

there is some possibility that aliens communicate regularly with the queens of the argentine ants while avoiding the dangerous bipedal savages of earth.

The absence of aggression within Argentine ant colonies was first reported in 1913 by Newell & Barber, who noted "…there is no apparent antagonism between separate colonies of its own kind".[37] Later studies showed that these "supercolonies" extend across hundreds or thousands of kilometers in different parts of the introduced range, first reported in California in 2000,[35] then in Europe in 2002,[38] Japan in 2009,[39](pp 143–147) and Australia in 2010.[13]

Several subsequent studies used genetic, behavioral, and chemical analyses to show that introduced supercolonies on separate continents actually represent a single global supercolony.

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the peaceful worldwide civilization on earth does not use electromagnetism. rampartd 19 hrs ago #25
That is the crucial point. To elaborate a bit, Disaffected Yesterday #18
This edhopper 23 hrs ago #21
Wonderful presentation HAB911 Yesterday #5
that is my belief... ret5hd Yesterday #6
That is a very plausible explanation. Disaffected Yesterday #19
It really shouldn't be called a paradox... biocube Yesterday #7
says who? WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #8
So Fermi thought there should be..... SergeStorms Yesterday #11
Honestly, given human nature, I would probably not contact us at all. Oneironaut Yesterday #14
Precisely. SergeStorms 22 hrs ago #24
You "don't partake" in social media? misanthrope Yesterday #17
It's a website. SergeStorms 22 hrs ago #23
I think we tend to think of aliens as human-like. Oneironaut Yesterday #12
You are right. Life elswhere edhopper Yesterday #16
The Great Filter is superintelligent AI. LudwigPastorius 23 hrs ago #20
Here is a bit of known data that can go into the calculations edhopper 23 hrs ago #22
Transcript usonian 19 hrs ago #26
isn't this where we turn to gawd and his or her bible for answers? rurallib 19 hrs ago #27
My contribution to the solution space Another Jackalope 15 hrs ago #28
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