On 03/27/2012 11:10 PM, Dave Cragg wrote:
The weather is so nice here, it's hard to resist a good off-topic blether
(discussion).
On 26 Mar 2012, at 18:47, Roger Guay wrote:
given the vastness of our universe and the number of stars contained in it,
many argue that it is logical to assume a multitude of intelligent species
populating our entire galaxy.
There is another argument that says we can't make any reasonable assumptions about the
likelihood of life elsewhere until we know more about the "normality" of the
origins of life here. At the moment, the origin of life on earth is unknown. So we can't
say how improbable the event was. If it were discovered that it was an extremely unlikely
event, then we might revise downwards our estimation of the chances of finding life
elsewhere. And the opposite also applies. Until that time, aren't we just guessing?
Of course there is a school of thought that there isn't life anywhere,
just an enormous great illusion being experienced by
nothing.
No harm in looking though.
Cheers
Dave
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