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My name is Jayne. I grew up in East Tennessee, USA, and now live in Florida.
I'm 62 years old and for the last 20+ years I've worked in the zoo industry. I was for many years a zoo keeper and a trainer and presenter of live animals for public education. My expertise is with birds of prey.
I find all animals to be remarkable, mystical creatures and I feel a connection to them that I think even I may not understand. I do not think humans are superior. I know that we are all connected, all part of something greater than ourselves.
My personal hobbies are bicycling, kayaking, and knitting. I live with a dog and a cat. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I've had an interest in our Solar System, our Universe, and in outer space for as long as I can remember. I think if I had been smart enough I would have been a scientist - but I was not exposed to the natural world when I was young and didn't know what the possibilities were.
I fear that we won't find extraterrestrial life in my lifetime, but I feel privileged to be able to be part of looking, especially if someday it results in finding others. The odds in favor of it are astronomical - it's just that everything is so far away.
I think that humans are definitely not "grown up" enough to deal intelligently with the presence of others in the Universe. We are much too self-focused, and somehow that will have to change if we are to survive our own existence, much less any connection to anything so very "not us." Until we can accept each other without bias, we will never be able to accept the existence of another living thing, particularly one more intelligent than ourselves. |
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