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Are We Really the Smartest Kid on the Cosmic Block? Article Link: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/are-we-really-the-smartest-kid-on-the-cosmic-block/ It is unclear how many intelligent civilizations have arisen in the Milky Way galaxy so far, but if some have, a pressing question comes to mind:\xa0were they or are they more intelligent than we are? One fact is clear: if we assign a zero prior probability for such evidence coming our way,\xa0as some scientists did in the case of \u2018Oumuamua\xa0by invoking the principle \u201cit\u2019s never aliens,\u201d we will indeed never\xa0find any. We will be like ostriches burying our heads in the sand. In fact, this attitude may be one sign that our intelligence isn\u2019t very impressive\u2014that the human race as a whole suffers from the\xa0Dunning-Kruger effect, in which those with mediocre abilities insist that they\u2019re unusually talented or smart. It is evident that SETI faces a hostile mainstream culture in astronomy. The simple proposal to consider the\xa0possibility that \u2018Oumumua is technological debris\xa0as an explanation for its unusual properties, for example was met with\xa0controversy on social media. An obvious obstacle to identifying our neighbors is the tendency to limit our imagination to what we already know.\xa0 Show Stuff TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Trurh Seekers Facebook Group:\xa0https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 Manny Moonraker:\xa0https://www.facebook.com/MannyMoonraker/ UFO Buster Radio:\xa0https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA Google Plus Manny\u2019s Updated Google+ Profile:\xa0https://plus.google.com/u/0/+MannyMoonraker To contact Manny:\xa0manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio\xa0 Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on\xa0www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler