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 to communicate with ants.
Michio Kaku, Star Makers (Feb 2006)
Notes
We are closer to ants than the more advanced civilizations, so why would they show anymore interest in us than we the ants?
References
- Star Makers Journal Article
Schemas
Not in any schema.
Triples
Not related to other memes yet.
Watson’s reading
Tags generated by IBM Watson from the text. Percentages are its confidence.
Categories
- home and garden pest control 36%
- food and drink 17%
- pets 17%