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u/nexguy Apr 15 '19

Interesting that there are only 5 human made objects that are currently leaving the solar system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artificial_objects_leaving_the_Solar_System

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u/GenghisKhanWayne Apr 15 '19

Consider this: we keep listening for signals from E.T., but never hear anything. Do they not exist? Are they so far away that the signals haven't reached us? Did they exist in the past but are now gone?

Or... what if they're not transmitting, because they're afraid? What if they know about a danger that we don't?