Periodicals>Journal Article: Kaku, Michio (Feb 2006), Star Makers, Cosmos, Retrieved on 2012-06-07
Memes
07 JUN 2012
Type 0 and Type III Civilizations
It's humbling to realise that the developmental gulf between a miniscule ant colony and our modern human civilisation is only a tiny fraction of the distance between a Type 0 and a Type III civilisation – a factor of 100 billion billion, in fact. Yet we have such a highly regarded view of ourselves, we believe a Type III civilisation would find us irresistible and would rush to make contact with us. The truth is, however, they may be as interested in communicating with humans as we are keen...Folksonomies: perspective
Folksonomies: perspective
We are closer to ants than the more advanced civilizations, so why would they show anymore interest in us than we the ants?