If intelligent life exists anywhere else the biggest chance we have of finding anything would be a self sustaining vehicle sent off into space by them at some point. The chances of us being alive at the same time in close enough proximity to encounter each other is almost zero.

If a vessel could wander space endlessly we have a slightly bigger (but still almost zero) chance of encountering it.

[–] DaCookeyMonsta@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The Old "will the Screensaver hit the corner" method

[–] Globulart@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Nono I said ALMOST zero

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

This was one of the only cool parts of the film Oblivion. Basically if an intelligence can cross that distance to us it would likely be a digital intelligence. That and if you want to fuck humanity without touching them, crack the moon.