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LudwigPastorius

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6. 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe, each with, on average, 150 billion stars...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 12:07 AM

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That would make me tend to believe that statistically there MUST be intelligent life out there.

But, that is only the part of the universe. Estimates are that the unobservable part of the universe is 15 million times the volume of what we can see.

To quote Douglas Adams:

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.

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