Comments by Abigail Runnels Most recent public comments by Abigail Runnels https://nowcomment.com/users/43196 What if we are the first intelligent species to emerge in our home galaxy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136876?scroll_to=1323250 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136876?scroll_to=1323250 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 07:26:05 -0700 We assume extraterrestrial beings possess the same qualities of curiosity and desire to expand as humans. Because we have no other model, our idea of other intelligence is very limited. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136876?scroll_to=1323249 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136876?scroll_to=1323249 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 07:24:55 -0700 The enormous distances are a barrier to communication as we are currently unable to exceed the speed of light. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136870?scroll_to=1323218 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136870?scroll_to=1323218 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 07:19:42 -0700 Most of these variables are impossible to predict as humans are the only example of life we have observed. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136870?scroll_to=1323216 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136870?scroll_to=1323216 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 07:17:16 -0700 The likelihood of a species becoming a Type II or III civilization is even more unlikely. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136870?scroll_to=1323215 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136870?scroll_to=1323215 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 07:16:24 -0700 Where are they is a main question as to why we have yet to discover a type I, II, or III Kardashev civilization. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136876?scroll_to=1321315 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136876?scroll_to=1321315 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 08:07:57 -0700 Either they are extreme rare of communicate with technology we do not yet possess. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136000?scroll_to=1313720 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136000?scroll_to=1313720 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 07:59:05 -0700 SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) was founded in 1960. The fact that they have not yet picked up any signals from our galaxy suggests that there are very few Type II and Type III civilizations out there. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136000?scroll_to=1313711 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136000?scroll_to=1313711 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 07:39:31 -0700 Humans can currently broadcast at the level of a Type I civilization yet overall we have only achieved a 0.7 civilization. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136000?scroll_to=1313695 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136000?scroll_to=1313695 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 07:32:05 -0700 The Drake Equation is a key component of the Kardashev scale because it predicts the number of intelligent species that the scale could potentially apply to. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136000?scroll_to=1313694 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136000?scroll_to=1313694 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 07:29:12 -0700 The proposed Type IV and Type V civilizations are much more hypothetical because of the vast amounts of energy they would require. Kardashev did not include them in his original scale because he believed such civilizations to be impossible. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135499?scroll_to=1309643 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135499?scroll_to=1309643 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 07:50:27 -0700 Our civilization and technology has been growing exponentially. The Kardashev scale takes this into consideration and expects the energy consumption of a civilization to grow exponentially as well. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135499?scroll_to=1309638 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135499?scroll_to=1309638 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 07:47:05 -0700 Our low consumption of energy is due to the fact that energy and the consumption of energy is not equally distributed throughout the human population. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135499?scroll_to=1309632 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135499?scroll_to=1309632 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 07:43:56 -0700 Will we advance to a Type I civilization or will we destroy ourselves in the process. Energy production is considered be one of the great filters of an intelligent species. https://nowcomment.com/documents/134558?scroll_to=1307519 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134558?scroll_to=1307519 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:21:03 -0700 It is interesting to speculate such galactic empires exist yet we have yet to direct any. https://nowcomment.com/documents/134558?scroll_to=1307514 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134558?scroll_to=1307514 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:18:50 -0700 Both Type IV and Type V civilizations are not part of the original The Kardashev scale. They were created afterward https://nowcomment.com/documents/134558?scroll_to=1307498 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134558?scroll_to=1307498 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:17:46 -0700 Earth is currently a 0.7 type civilization. https://nowcomment.com/documents/134558?scroll_to=1302317 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134558?scroll_to=1302317 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:29:14 -0700 Though he is quoting from a source, Quammen attempts to draw the readers attention away from the actual citation. Quammen focuses more on the content of what is presented. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1296123 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1296123 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 08:09:29 -0700 USE https://nowcomment.com/documents/122431?scroll_to=1190154 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122431?scroll_to=1190154 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:35:25 -0800 We are unconscious of the constant surveillance https://nowcomment.com/documents/121966?scroll_to=1190135 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121966?scroll_to=1190135 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:27:30 -0800 Can no longer trust the giant corporations to no invade private, personal data https://nowcomment.com/documents/121975?scroll_to=1190126 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121975?scroll_to=1190126 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:26:19 -0800 also obtaining the information without permission https://nowcomment.com/documents/121975?scroll_to=1190104 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121975?scroll_to=1190104 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:23:53 -0800 Problem that we are targeted based on our recent search history https://nowcomment.com/documents/121983?scroll_to=1190072 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121983?scroll_to=1190072 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:21:35 -0800 problem https://nowcomment.com/documents/121983?scroll_to=1190049 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121983?scroll_to=1190049 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:19:18 -0800 Justice almost always depends on the society in which it is utilized. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122431?scroll_to=1189581 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122431?scroll_to=1189581 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:37:16 -0800 Ones mans justice is another mans tyranny (USE) https://nowcomment.com/documents/122431?scroll_to=1189577 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122431?scroll_to=1189577 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:34:56 -0800 in order for people to have a sense of purpose, they must be given an identity. https://nowcomment.com/documents/121993?scroll_to=1189570 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121993?scroll_to=1189570 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:35:29 -0800 In todays society, people stay within their social groups, never leaving or coming into contact with outside opinions or views. https://nowcomment.com/documents/121993?scroll_to=1189567 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121993?scroll_to=1189567 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:34:48 -0800 Ideas of what social justice or true justice is deciding our society on a fundamental level https://nowcomment.com/documents/122869?scroll_to=1189559 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122869?scroll_to=1189559 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:33:21 -0800 Social policy is plays a big role in how we function together. https://nowcomment.com/documents/121971?scroll_to=1189545 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121971?scroll_to=1189545 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:30:26 -0800 This great division in society makes finding common ground on things such as justice very difficult. https://nowcomment.com/documents/121971?scroll_to=1189535 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121971?scroll_to=1189535 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:28:41 -0800 Social justice is a contract upheld by society. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122423?scroll_to=1189511 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122423?scroll_to=1189511 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:20:36 -0800 justice is all based on the structure of society. If one controls society, one controls justice. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122423?scroll_to=1189506 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122423?scroll_to=1189506 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:19:03 -0800 The structure of society is the key to supporting perfect, uniform opinions of justice and society in general. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122427?scroll_to=1189500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122427?scroll_to=1189500 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:16:15 -0800 pure conformity is dangerous without a solution to mitigate the effect, such as lobotomization. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122430?scroll_to=1189488 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122430?scroll_to=1189488 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:13:08 -0800 Without uniformity in a population, individuals function in a much less organized fashion. This hinders perfect justice. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122430?scroll_to=1189486 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122430?scroll_to=1189486 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:11:39 -0800 Now that the democrats control the house, Obama care is unlikely to be overturned. https://nowcomment.com/documents/118429?scroll_to=1152208 https://nowcomment.com/documents/118429?scroll_to=1152208 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 05:07:58 -0800 Health care is a decisive topic in todays politics. https://nowcomment.com/documents/118429?scroll_to=1152207 https://nowcomment.com/documents/118429?scroll_to=1152207 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 05:05:30 -0800 The healthcare system is designed to care for people but not in any kind of economical fashion. https://nowcomment.com/documents/118429?scroll_to=1152206 https://nowcomment.com/documents/118429?scroll_to=1152206 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 05:02:49 -0800 Because the were unable to dismantle Obama care, the have adapted to saying they can fix it in order to gain support. But do they actually have ways to solve the problems Obamacare poses? https://nowcomment.com/documents/116112?scroll_to=1130595 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116112?scroll_to=1130595 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:02:35 -0700 Constantly changing prices of health care is dangerous to those who do not have job security. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116112?scroll_to=1130594 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116112?scroll_to=1130594 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:59:56 -0700 This is surprising due to the fact that under the Trump administration, prices have been rapidly increasing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116112?scroll_to=1130593 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116112?scroll_to=1130593 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:56:09 -0700 This is relatively easy because healthcare is something all humans need over their lives. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116116?scroll_to=1130592 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116116?scroll_to=1130592 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:53:25 -0700 Will Obama care last though because there are significant flaws that must be addressed. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116116?scroll_to=1130591 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116116?scroll_to=1130591 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:52:31 -0700 Health care seems to be a defining point in a campaign because of its importance to everyone. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116116?scroll_to=1130590 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116116?scroll_to=1130590 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:48:48 -0700 This change in policy has been extremely beneficial to my generation because it provides extra security during the years of transition. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116119?scroll_to=1130589 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116119?scroll_to=1130589 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:47:06 -0700 For how long will Obama care stand while there is no one in office to support it? https://nowcomment.com/documents/116119?scroll_to=1130588 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116119?scroll_to=1130588 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:45:56 -0700 Though the intention was to create affordable healthcare, the opposite is happening because there are no regulations in place to prevent price increase. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116119?scroll_to=1130587 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116119?scroll_to=1130587 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:45:05 -0700