pg, what is wrong with this post? I would have thought it was suitably out-of-the box. If not, if it was considered cranky or absurd, well, the comments would have lead to this conclusion and could have germinated some interesting thoughts along the way.
I'm guessing you are using a variation of your Bayesian filter which requires at least one user to complain about the post also.
Here it is:
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If ETs exist, Darwinian evolution tells us to expect intelligent ETs. Intelligence begets technology - humans have gone to the Moon and created the Web. Planets with technological, polluting civilizations will be found by astronomers within 5 years. Have you factored this into you start up's expectations?
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