Last time, we talked about a type 3 civilization which was initially the last level on the
original Kardashev Scale.
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But astronomers have since extended the scale to include civilizations far superior to a
type 3.
So today we are going to be looking at a type 4 civilization!
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Nikolai Kardashev believed that a Type 4 civilization may be too advanced and beyond us to talk
about in any meaningful way.
He thought that, surely, a type 3 would be the extent of any species’ ability.
But this didn't stop other astronomers to wonder and expand upon his original scale.
They theorized a type 4 civilization and beyond describing many distinctive features of each.
So then, what is a type 4 civilization?
A type 4 civilization is sometimes referred to as a universal civilization since it spans
an entire universe.
It would be capable of extracting energy from its entire universe.
This civilization would be able to travel throughout the universe and consume the energy
output of several, and possibly all galaxies.
This means that nothing in the entire universe would be a mystery to a type 4 civilization
and everything would be mapped out.
All alien life would also be known and mapped out.
Galaxies would be like towns and cities to this civilization and moving between them
would be like a normal car ride from one city to the next.
Travelling faster than light using futuristic technology we cannot even imagine would be
the norm for residents of this civilization.
They may even open wormholes, live inside supermassive black holes, and manipulate the
very fabric of space-time itself granting them access to things that we can barely even
imagine.
Another cool feature of this civilization is that it would have a complete understanding
of dark matter and dark energy allowing it to further manipulate the universe at will.
For example, teleportation using some unknown laws of physics would be well within the grasp
of a type 4 civilization.
Even time travel would be possible for this civilization because of its mastery over every
single aspect of the universe it occupies.
Perhaps it would even control entropy and figure out a way to become immortal.
So a type 4 civilization would be essentially indestructible and highly utopian due to a
vast reserve of energy it would have at its disposal.
So, if a type 4 civilization were to exist in our universe, their actions would be indistinguishable
from natural events.
Will humanity ever reach such a level?
Well, assuming that it is possible to go beyond a type 3, some believe that given enough time
to evolve and advance, we may eventually reach this level.
Of course, we are talking hundreds of millions of years here if not billions. Regardless,
if it is possible, then it can be done!
Now, when a type 4 civilization has mastered every single thing in its own universe, what
would lie ahead?
Some think that this would be the limit that an advanced civilization could ever hope to
get close to.
But not according to the proponents of the multiverse theory.
They believe that there is something beyond our universe.
For them, our universe is part of a large structure called the multiverse which contains multiple universes as the name implies.
So if true, a type 4 civilization could advance even further to a type 5 civilization by exploring
the multiverse.
But that is a topic for another time!
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