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To me it is in the same league as those "theories" that support intelligent design that run along the lines of "Well we can't prove God didn't do it" and Ancient Aliens theories where that manic guy with the crazy hair says the same stuff.

Filling in knowledge gaps with the the word "aliens" is a laughably childish approach to science in my opinion.

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This line of reasoning is so frustrating.

There is no reason to believe that God(s) exist. Someone who claims that they do has the burden of proof.

There is also no reason to believe that we Earthlings have the universe all to ourselves. It is an extraordinary claim to suggest that we do. Someone who makes such a claim also bears the burden of proof.

The idea that gods and Type II civilizations are equally implausible is, to put it bluntly, ridiculous.

> Filling in knowledge gaps with the the word "aliens" is a laughably childish approach to science in my opinion.

You are talking about probability of life in the universe based on a tv show, replace aliens with "earth is round" and you will see how ridiculous it sounds.

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