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| Personal background |
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| I work as a software engineer for a biometrics company in southern California. I have a Bachelor's of Science degree in physics and a Master's of Science degree in Hydrology. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I am a self proclaimed skeptic. However, one thing I am not skeptical about is SETI. When I first learned (as a child watching Sagan's Cosmos) of the vast number of stars in the universe I began to think how unlikely it must be for us to be the only intelligent beings. Although Fermi's paradox suggests we might be alone (or rare) in the milky way, there are a number of other possible reasons of why we are not aware of Extra-terrestrial civilizations. Even if it is later proven to be the case that humanity is by itself in our galaxy, I can't imagine that we are alone in the universe given the billions of galaxies. Although SETI can only look for civilizations in our own galaxy I am hopeful that we will find evidence of life in the next 10-40 years. To be a part of that search, one that could make a dramtic change in man's conception of the universe, is something I could not pass up.
To those who would say its a waste of time and money since it is unlikely we will find anything, I say the following. Since we do not have any valid idea of the statistically likelihood of life how can we possibly put an estimate on the chances that a signal is out there. Further, if a signal is found, it seems to me that we have a decent chance of getting pratical information that could benefit all mankind.
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