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What I don't understand is why some people seem to be so obsessed with the idea of being "first". "we" just happen to be "here", "now". Never mind "how", and there's no "why".
We almost certainly aren't the "first" technological culture in the universe for the simple reason the Universe is much older than the earth.
Nor will we be the last.
The Drake equation - and that NASA is beginning to be able to put reasonably good numerical values to some of the coefficients - and the conclusion we certainly are NOT alone is inescapable.
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