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Warren Stupidity

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5. And oddly SETI has found nothing.

Reply to Motown_Johnny (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 07:27 AM

Nov 2013

One of the factors in Drake's equation is f(p) the probability that a star has a planet, that has now gone from 1/100 (based on zero knowledge) to nearly 100/100 based on current data. Now the probability that a star has at least one planet in a habitable zone is getting larger and larger.

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~8.8 Billion Earth Like Planets In This Galaxy Alone [View all] Motown_Johnny Nov 2013 OP

And we get Turbineguy Nov 2013 #1

I recommend that we adopt the Golgafrincham solution. longship Nov 2013 #2

Maybe we already are the Turbineguy Nov 2013 #3

Well, I haven't seen too many telephone sanitizers recently. longship Nov 2013 #7

Already know what that colony will look like... NuclearDem Nov 2013 #16

We got the short end of the stick! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2013 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #4

And oddly SETI has found nothing. Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #5

Yup, the Fermi paradox. longship Nov 2013 #10

Honestly... Orrex Nov 2013 #11

Yes, maybe. seveneyes Nov 2013 #22

The Drake equation assumes radio waves of some sort for communication. Motown_Johnny Nov 2013 #12

And even intelligent life edhopper Nov 2013 #19

I blame the Prime Directive. nt EOTE Nov 2013 #17

SETI hasn't found anything becuase they are looking at the wrong data snooper2 Nov 2013 #21

I don't think that's surprising at all. Marr Nov 2013 #23

We are talking about a lot of planets, a huge number. Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #24

I wonder if any of them have a population bent on self destruction liberal N proud Nov 2013 #6

I wonder LWolf Nov 2013 #8

Good news, bad news. Stephen Hawking believes if we did see Johnny Ready Nov 2013 #9

It would take such an investment to come here for our resources Motown_Johnny Nov 2013 #13

Our own government seems to have no problem with the cost Johnny Ready Nov 2013 #14

Sounds more like "Battlestar Galctacia" Motown_Johnny Nov 2013 #15

Spock - Are you out of your Vulcan mind? Johnny Ready Nov 2013 #18

Why launch it? Shankapotomus Nov 2013 #30

Most people don't comprehend that there are 100s of billions of Stars in a galaxy snooper2 Nov 2013 #20

Much of earth is so backward it's hard to comprehend. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2013 #28

Neat! Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #25

Which means earth isn't special NoOneMan Nov 2013 #27

Earth, a spinning ball of dirt bent on self-destruction. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2013 #29

Earth actually is pretty special... snooper2 Nov 2013 #31