How far is humankind from the top civilization in the universe?

The earth has been the home of human beings for millions of years. From the birth of human beings to the growth of the current scientific and technological civilization, the speed of development is astonishing. For most of the time after the birth of human beings, the development of civilization was not fast. , but the development of the past 200 years has been at a super speed. It only took more than 200 years for humans to go from the industrial revolution to the time they walked out of the earth and began to explore the universe. This is quite remarkable. If there are other civilizations in the universe, I believe in the speed of human development. Also at the forefront.

Many people may think that a few hundred years has been a long time since the birth of human beings, but it is very incredible that a life can evolve into an intelligent life in millions of years. , among the 4.6 billion years since the earth was formed, only humans have done this. Many other creatures were born far longer than humans, but they did not evolve into intelligent life in the end, such as dinosaurs. Dinosaurs were the overlords of the earth 65 million years ago, and Dinosaurs have lived on the earth for 160 million years. During such a long time, dinosaurs did not evolve into intelligent life. In the end, due to the impact of an asteroid, the dinosaurs became extinct.

Some people will say that the fate of dinosaurs was not good. If there had not been an asteroid impact on the earth 65 million years ago, dinosaurs would not have become extinct. After some time, dinosaurs might evolve into Intelligent life led to the emergence of dinosaur civilization. Of course, this possibility is also possible. After the extinction of the dinosaurs, countless years passed before humans were born. It only took humans a few million to complete the evolution of a civilization. They walked out of the earth and explored the universe. Do you think humans are awesome?

The universe is vast and boundless, and no one knows where the boundary of the universe is. Since humans have explored the universe, scientists have always believed that there must be other extraterrestrial civilizations in such a vast universe, and their level of civilization is as high as Some are lower than humans, and some may be much higher than humans. So someone raised a question: How powerful are the top civilizations in the universe? How far are humans from the top civilization in the universe? Can mankind eventually develop into the top civilization in the universe?

It is not easy to figure out how far human beings are from the top civilization of the universe. Let us roughly divide the civilization levels of the universe. The first-level civilization refers to the civilization that has not yet left the planet. The second-level civilization has begun to initially leave the planet and can conduct certain explorations of space. Humanity is actually in the late stage of the second-level civilization.

When humans have the ability to leave the solar system, they have entered a third-level civilization. An important sign of entering a third-level civilization is a breakthrough in speed. The speed of the spacecraft must reach sub-light speed. The distance between the universe is calculated in light years, and an important factor that affects the development and level of a civilization is speed. Therefore, speed is also an important factor in measuring the level of a civilization. Only if the speed of the spacecraft is fast enough can you explore the universe. Otherwise you are restricted to developing in a very small space in the universe.

At our current speed, it would take tens of thousands of years to get out of the solar system with a diameter of 1 light-year, which is obviously not feasible. Only when human science and technology continue to make breakthroughs and the speed of spacecraft can reach sub-light speed, we can go anywhere in the solar system and have the ability to go out of the solar system and explore some galaxies near the sun. This time marks the third stage of human civilization. super civilization.

Level 4 civilization is also a breakthrough in speed, that is, reaching the speed of light. Although sub-light speed can allow humans to get out of the solar system, the scope of exploration is also extremely limited. When the speed reaches the speed of light, our exploration scope will be It is further away, and it is easier to explore some terrestrial planets not far from the earth discovered through astronomical telescopes and other observation equipment. At this time, we also ushered in a large-scale alien immigration of humans, immigrating to some places outside the solar system that are suitable for human survival. on the planet.

So how long does it take for humans to move from level 2 civilization to level 4 civilization? According to the rocket-like development speed of human technology, it may take 1,000 years to break through the speed of light technology. This is already a very ideal situation. Some civilizations in the universe may take hundreds of thousands of years to achieve this stage.

At the fourth level civilization, the demand for energy is increasing, and ordinary energy cannot meet the needs of development. At this time, humans need to find powerful energy sources that can be used in the universe, and stars Energy is the first choice. Now scientists have been studying how to use solar energy, but the current utilization rate is too low. As we develop to the fourth level civilization, we can initially collect solar energy from stars.

As for the fourth-level civilization to break through the fifth-level civilization, an important sign is to complete the collection and application of stellar energy, and to artificially build a huge Dyson sphere. As long as this is achieved, it marks the fifth-level civilization of mankind. . This process may take 2,000 years. With the rapid development of human beings, the speed of light is still too slow to allow humans to leave the Milky Way. If you want to explore the center of the Milky Way or leave the Milky Way, you need a faster speed, that is, faster-than-light flight.

Superlight flight is an important watershed in the level of civilization in the universe. When a civilization achieves a breakthrough in superlight flight, it marks that the civilization has reached the sixth level of civilization, and it also means that the civilization at this time has truly become Advanced civilizations in the universe. Civilizations below level six can only develop in galaxies like the Milky Way. They are not considered advanced civilizations. However, once they have the ability to fly faster than the speed of light, they may fly out of the Milky Way and explore the universe. The scope is wider. Of course, it may take up to 10,000 years for a fifth-level civilization to reach a sixth-level civilization.

Level 7 civilization is a black hole civilization, which can use the powerful energy of black holes for its own use. The eighth-level civilization is a dark energy civilization. It can initially use dark energy for its own use. It can open wormholes anywhere to travel between galaxies. The distance of the universe is no longer a problem. The eighth-level civilization has already understood the ultimate secret of the universe, and can also Reaching the edge of the universe.

The ninth-level civilization is the top civilization in the universe. It is the civilization that stands at the top of the pyramid of the universe. Its power is beyond our imagination. The most important symbol of the ninth-level civilization is the mastery of space and time. It can Travel through time and space at will in the universe. And you can also create space-time tunnels and enter parallel universes.

Many friends wonder, when will humans become the top civilization in the universe? At the rate of human development, it may take at least tens of millions of years to finally develop from the current second-level civilization to a ninth-level civilization. The higher the level of civilization, the longer it will take to advance to the first level. This is only because of the astonishing speed of human development. It takes tens of millions of years. Most civilizations in the universe do not develop at the same speed as human civilization. Therefore, the time it takes for most civilizations to eventually grow into a ninth-level civilization is at least 10 times longer than that of humans.

Of course, it is not easy to develop to a ninth-level civilization. First of all, the civilization should not die unexpectedly halfway. Some people will ask: Is there a ninth-level civilization in the universe now? This question is actually the same as someone asking about the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations in the universe. We believe that there are extraterrestrial civilizations in the universe, so naturally level nine civilizations also exist.

You must know that it has been 13.8 billion years since the birth of the universe. The space of the newly born universe was unstable and life could not be born. The universe stabilized in about 8 billion years. At this time, the conditions for the birth of life were met. So in In some corner of the universe, there must be a planet that takes the first step to give birth to life, give birth to intelligent life and become an intelligent civilization. These planets were the first to give birth to civilization. As long as they do not die prematurely, they may have several billion years of development time. If there is another civilization with the same potential and very fast development speed as human beings, it will have already become the ninth planet. Super civilized.