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by goatlover 1505 days ago
It's because Earth is the only planet we know of with life. In particular, the environment to support complex life long enough for an intelligent civilization to emerge. There could be other kinds of planets where this occurs, but of course we don't know about them. It could be that the conditions on Earth are a rare combination needed for intelligent civilizations. Or at least, one of the few ones.