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[โ€“] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 7 points 9 hours ago
  1. They are to far away to reach us
  2. If they have technology which would make it possible for them to travel faster than light, they have such high intelligence that they don't recognize us as intelligent beings like we don't recognize viruses as having any intelligence, so they would never think of visiting us and communicating with us.