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Even traveling at or near light speed, which is extremely unlikely,
it would still take many years to go anywhere significant outside the
solar system. At current maximum speeds, it'll take thousands of
millennia ! Why don't you do the simple math ? This is confirmed by
the fact that, although galaxies are obviously populated by many
intelligent species, we are yet to be visited by any.


*** they were here ... they saw a bunch of lunatics claiming
their choice won the election by a mile, but the other side is
ruling the roost, so the Aliens concluded there was no intelligent
life here, which Mr. Mueller, after blowing oodles of tax payer
money in truly quixotic fashion, finally proved.