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[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Well, the information that aliens created us for some particular purpose is kind of academic. It’s empirically fascinating, don’t get me wrong, but normatively insignificant.

For insights that can alter my perception of reality, I would need to learn about the aliens’ philosophical progress (if any).