All science fiction movies are wrong

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The discussion centers on the assertion that all science fiction movies are fundamentally incorrect because they depict biological civilizations instead of robot civilizations, as posited by the Drake Equation. It argues that if there are 10,000 communicable civilizations in the Milky Way, they are likely to be more advanced and robotic, with humans becoming obsolete by 2200. Critics challenge the validity of the Drake Equation and emphasize that science fiction is meant for entertainment, not factual accuracy. The conversation highlights the speculative nature of the original claims and the importance of recognizing the artistic intent behind science fiction narratives. Ultimately, the premise that all sci-fi is wrong is deemed overly simplistic and dismissive of the genre's broader themes and purposes.
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Tghu Verd said:
It my have been, and we're living in a simulation they've created for their own amusement!

Perhaps they died out a few billion years ago - or sublimed if you're an Iain M. Banks fan - and evidence of their passing has not been found.

Or they colonized a different galaxy and are too far away for us to know.

It's all fun speculation and none of us is wrong...until the data says we are! (Which I'm not expecting any time soon, the universe is a big place, there is lots of room for strange stuff to happen and only a few of us looking for it.)

well Alastair Reynolds is the great Fermi Paradox SF author
 
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BWV said:
well Alastair Reynolds is the great Fermi Paradox SF author
Or Cixin Liu if one want cosmic horror.
 

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