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gorgoiler on June 27, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Silurian Hypothesis: Were There Civilizations on E...

It seems like you are describing a scenario where Earth itself is a gigantic information processing device — a computer if you will.

What possible code could it be trying to execute? Possibly something as fundamental as seeking the answer to Life, The Universe, And Everything?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZLtcTZP2js

— The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy: Deep Thought and ‘Earth’

DyslexicAtheist on June 27, 2020 [–]

I think Adams got it wrong.

what we've learned until now is that, if such an information processing device would have existed then any sufficiently advanced civilization would have been using it to mine crypto currency.

networkimprov on June 27, 2020 | [–]

Thank you for making me laugh, sincerely :-)

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