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7 Post author: turchin 22 August 2016 07:05PM

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Comment author: James_Miller 23 August 2016 12:55:41AM 1 point [-]

Then the Fermi simulation paradox is "why is the universe so old?" If the universe gets quickly colonized then most of the simulations of civilizations that have not yet made contact with aliens will have universes much younger than ours.

Comment author: turchin 23 August 2016 02:25:59AM 1 point [-]

They could put arbitrary timelines in the simulations. The fact that we see really old universe is an argument against future colonization by many species.