In the article there is a similar quote \u2013 and perhaps a more memorable one \u2013 from Carl Sagan: \u201cWhat does it mean for a civilisation to be a million years old? We have had radio telescopes and spaceships for a few decades; our technical civilisation is a few hundred years old \u2026 an advanced civilisation millions of years old is as much beyond us as we are beyond a bushbaby or a macaque.\u201d<\/p>\n
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