I love the quote, “The surest sign of alien intelligence in the galaxy is that they aren’t here.”

A big question that has puzzled scientists is that, if there is extraterrestrial life out there in the galaxy, why can’t we find it? The assertion in this post is that they’re all at home watching “Alien Idol”.

Whether or not you believe in aliens, this observation is brilliant as a veiled commentary on humanity itself. Why aren’t we half way to the stars by now? Why are we waiting for the aliens to come to us? I’ve asked the question before in the context of space tourism - is that the noblest good that our space program can result in?

Our present society is making some very interesting choices for itself. By interesting I mean not good. I think it’s dangerous to accept limitations such as are placed on us by space travel. Not doing things because they are hard is a dangerous precedent to become comfortable with. No culture on earth survived long because it made choices to avoid difficulty. We do so now at our own peril.