Posts Tagged ‘Interesting’

What are the odds that humankind will survive long enough to colonize the Universe?

Katja Grace argues that the odds are low. Stripped of some nuance, her argument comes down to this:

1. The fact that we’re around suggests that intelligent life is likely to be common.
2. No other intelligent life appears to have colonized the Universe.
3. If they haven’t succeeded, why should we?

Letters of Note is an attempt to gather and sort fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and memos. Scans/photos where possible. Fakes will be sneered at. Updated 2-3 times every weekday.