Re: Fermi paradox, your own belief?

From: Bryan J. Maloney (cavaggione_at_sbcglobal.not)
Date: 06/21/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 02:27:34 GMT

"Michael Martin-Smith" <lagrangia@lagrangia.karoo.co.uk> abagooba zoink
larblortch news:nuSdnUidJc99eUjdSa8jmw@karoo.co.uk:

> Perhaps potential spacefaring civilizations lose the taste for
> exploration, fail to expand into Space and lay themselves open to

More ad hocery.
 

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