I have studied this matter thoroughly while keeping silent. The number of planets that can possibly produce life turns out to be 69.
(No joke in there - it's a scientific fact) Maris T Rittenhouse wrote: > Literally! > > The equation probably would give us a relatively precise indication > of the life out there, IF we had real numbers to plug into it. > However, all we have is off the top of our heads BS. It is a case of > having a method, but not having any data to use it with. We can give > an accurate estimate of the range of possible answers though. > Somewhere between 1 (this one), and all the planets that possibly can > produce life. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 2:10 AM > Subject: Re: OT: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A > turned into Star Trek Thread) > > >> The drake equation quantifies nothing. But it does look impressive, >> which is the >> point.
