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Full time carpenter, part time fiddler (Scottish, Irish jigs and reels, etc.),
and an amateur astronomer. Have a little telescope building group; we grind and polish our own optics and build our 'scopes, mostly using common household
materials!
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I believe that we will find evidence of extra-terrestrial life in the universe in my lifetime (before 2040). I don't know that we will ever find evidence of
"intelligent life". I suspect that when we do find "life", it will be of a substantially different form from any with which we are currently familiar. So much so, that it might fall outside of the usual classifications of animal/plant/microbe.
However, I feel that the issue is not a question of whether we will or will not find life, or even if it exists out 'there', but rather, the quest to find living beings is a part of our inate humanity. Since time immemorial, man has explored the earth, the waters, and the heavens. Countless earthly societies have shared a common belief in 'life in the heavens'. The same beliefs, and hopes, live in on in modern societies. When Apollo 11 landed on the moon, in 1969, there was tremendous speculation about the possibilities of the astronauts finding living beings there. Every expedition to a solar system body is reported with statements concerning the possibility of finding life. When space exploration is considered, the primary hope for all of us, is to find life. That curiousity, that hope, is universal among man, and hence, is part of our humanity. To deny the search, is to deny our humanity.
This very search, which has been ongoing since the beginning of humanity, continues. The really special thing about Seti, is that the search now includes 4 million everyday people, like myself, and I am glad to be a part of it. |
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