| Personal background |
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I am a college professor, specializing in origins of language. I teach courses using mythology as a way of understanding who we are, where we are from, and where we are going. SETI attracts me because when we do contact others, all of our assumptions of ourselves will come under question, and major redefinitions are inevitable as a result. Think about it. Is Jesus the only saviour? Is God concerned only with humans on Earth? Will Conservatives ever get it?
I am a grandfather, musician, art collector, mystic, Lutheran, film buff, Cancer survivor, fly fisherman, brief traveller between what was and what will come.
I cry because I cannot travel in space. I yearn to know more about the stars. I will pass this world satisfied that I have become an integral part of all that exists.
I will respond to any and all inquiries. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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Of course extraterrestrial life exists. Does that Baptist Church have a bus?
What that life consists of is the great question. Whether we are sensitive enough to perceive and discern that life is our challenge. How we respond and regard that life is our personal character check.
By all means, transmit. If we are asking for reception of theirs, we should reciprocate with ours. To not do so is to keep the door closed, and assure our own isolation. Transmit only that we are here and willing to play. Anything else may not be understood.
I run SETI because it is really only of only a few truly worthy things to do with my machine. Games are a waste. Word processing is something to get done. Show me how to be 'into' the 22th Century, and I will follow.
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