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Author:  pcernie [ Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:50 am ]
Post subject:  Aliens can't hear us, says astronomer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/ ... astronomer

Quote:
At a special meeting on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (Seti), the US astronomer Frank Drake – who has been seeking radio signals from alien civilisations for almost 50 years – told scientists that earthlings were making it less likely they would be heard in space.


Go on Francis! I mean, Frank ;)
Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Aliens can't hear us, says astronomer
Life on other planets - statistically probable.
Little green men listening to us - my arse.
Even if (by some miracle) that was another species with our level of technology etc, they'd be so far away for us not to have spotted them, that any signal we do send would take thousands of years to get there (if not longer).
Author:  HeatherKay [ Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Aliens can't hear us, says astronomer
l3v1ck wrote:
any signal we do send would take thousands of years to get there (if not longer).


Or they heard, came, saw an argumentative, noisy, dirty little planet with the most intelligent species destroying itself and its home world, and decided to leave without saying "Hi".
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Aliens can't hear us, says astronomer
HeatherKay wrote:
l3v1ck wrote:
any signal we do send would take thousands of years to get there (if not longer).


Or they heard, came, saw an argumentative, noisy, dirty little planet with the most intelligent species destroying itself and its home world, and decided to leave without saying "Hi".

After they have kidnapped some redkneck American famers and analyy probed them before releasing them <just for a laugh :lol: >
Author:  paulzolo [ Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Aliens can't hear us, says astronomer
HeatherKay wrote:
l3v1ck wrote:
any signal we do send would take thousands of years to get there (if not longer).


Or they heard, came, saw an argumentative, noisy, dirty little planet with the most intelligent species destroying itself and its home world, and decided to leave without saying "Hi".


The presupposes that other life has some kind of green ethic or higher morals. That’s a very human emotional hope. The brutal reality is more liklely that other species out there are as destructive and violent as we are. They just have not found us yet.
Author:  pcernie [ Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Aliens can't hear us, says astronomer
As I understand it, they can be defeated with Apple products. Question is, will the iPad be up to it in a pinch? ;)
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