Quote Originally Posted by avaughnimous View Post
This thread is why aliens won't talk to us.
It's probably because space is so vast, and light only travels 186,000 miles per second. Since, we've only had broadcasts strong enough to reach deep space for about 77 years, that would mean only stars with planets capable of supporting intelligent life within 38.5 light years away would have had the opportunity to receive our broadcasts and send us a reply. Planets that can support life as we know it require a confluence of many unlikely events, i.e., the planet must be in the Goldilocks zone, not to far, not too close to it's star. The planet must have a large moon to provide seasonal stability as well as a stable orbit. It must have a jupiter sized planet to protect it from frequent large comet impacts. There mustn't be an over abundance of extinction level event asteroids in the system that cross it's orbit. The planet's mass must be less than 5 times the mass of Earth. The planet must have a magnetic field to protect any aliens from radiation from their star. The atmosphere must not be too dense, or it would be crushing on any life that exists, and it must contain gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen so the planet has liquid water on the surface and a breathable atmosphere capable of providing fuel for ATP. There must be an abundance of carbon or perhaps silicon as the building blocks for complex life. The planet would need high metallcity near it's crust to support an advanced civilization capable of responding. It's star must have low stellar variation, lest the planet be bombarded by solar flares eradicating life before it has the chance to evolve. There's a lot more than needs to happen as well, but you get the idea.

Or, it could be because we talk about miqo'te penises.

Either possibility is sound.