[ExI] thought experiment and meaning of life

[Mike Dougherty]

On Jun 16, 2014 8:17 PM, "William Flynn Wallace" <foozler83 at gmail.com>
wrote:
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> A virus of entirely human origin has wiped the planet of all people.
Shortly after aliens visit (irony, eh?).  They study us and our buildings,
literature - everything - over many years.
>
> What will they say is the most important, the best thing we produced
while we existed?  That is, they will attempt to attach a meaning to our
collective lives.  Assume that they learn our languages, math, music,
history, philosophy etc. and are somewhat like us.
>
The virus that killed us?  Even with a spectacularly negative result it
would be an unparalleled achievement.
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