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[tornado64]

The universe has no "outside"^^
If there is a type 4 civilization I think we would know that...if there would be a type 3 in the milky way we would also know. There could be still thousands of civilizations of type 2 or lower, but I don't think the Earth or the solar system are interesting for them. There are enough planets out there. If they have the technology to come here and do so, they probably would because of humans.

I think transmutation of elements is another potential game changer. It could lower the cost of precious metals and rare earth metals, open them up for wider use in electronics. And it is something, most people would think it doesn't happen anytime soon. But I think hopefully we see that until 2020.

Edited by tornado64, 25 May 2012 - 03:55 PM.

[Saradus]

The universe has no "outside"^^

A lot of scientists (including Stephen Hawking) theorise there may well be an outside:

http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Multiverse

Most notably, it's a key factor in M-theory (the extension of String Theory).

And there's tons of videos on youtube about it if you're interested in that sorta stuff

Edited by Saradus, 27 May 2012 - 12:42 PM.

[tornado64]

The universe has no "outside"^^

A lot of scientists (including Stephen Hawking) theorise there may well be an outside:

http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Multiverse

Most notably, it's a key factor in M-theory (the extension of String Theory).

And there's tons of videos on youtube about it if you're interested in that sorta stuff

As a former physics student I'm familiar with the multiverse theory and also with the M-theory, but it doesn't speak about outside of universe(s) in a physical sense. For a universe there can't be, per definition, an "outside". Other universes if existing are not outside of our universe, there are in another universe. A universe is a paradox, in what is the universe expanding?