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The curious minds at What If explore the profound scientific, social, and geopolitical impacts of an extraterrestrial ...

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Thousands of people have reported UFOs or alien encounters in Northern California. That number could soon go up.

The Great Filter theory suggests advanced civilisations may self-destruct before contacting others, explaining the universe's silence.