If extraterrestrial life doesn't exist...then what's the point to a solitairy existence in this universe? Contact with other life, I believe, is still distant with the current technology we are using. As we advance further in science and technology, will the age old question of "Are we alone?" become closer and closer to being answered. But no one has asked themselves if we are ready...
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