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Think of our dna. in the last million years, our dna hasn't changed at all. it's really much the same as it was in the jungle, a million, two millions years ago. but in the last 200 years, our destructive capacities have increased many, many millions of times over. why don't we see intelligent signals from outer space? because in all likelihood, once the civilization reaches the point our civilization has reached, it destroys itself.
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Think Of Our Dna. In The Last

Stephen Hawking
Think of our dna. in the last million years, our dna hasn't changed at all. it's really much the same as it was in the jungle, a million, two millions years ago. but in the last 200 years, our destructive capacities have increased many, many millions of times over. why don't we see intelligent signals from outer space? because in all likelihood, once the civilization reaches the point our civilization has reached, it destroys itself.
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