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| I was born in Montreal, Canada on December 2nd 1965. Ever since I was a kid, I have been fascinated with the solar system, the Cosmos and the possibility of extra-terrestrial life and hey, why not, intelligence. I guess this is due to my mother waking me up at night to watch all the Apollo missions on TV. Being an avid SF fan, 2001: Space Odyssey, Star Trek, the Star Wars series etc. have been striking my imagination even further. Eventhough I believe there is a force in the Univers you could call "God", I am not satisfied with human-made religions. This being said, I consider myself a centered individual, and since I have no reason to believe that life on other planets is impossible, I decided to join the SETI@home program. I have a B.A. with major in East-Asian studies (Univerite de Montreal), and a B.ed. with major in TESL (McGill University). Since 1998, I have been working as an English teacher in Sendai, Japan, where I enjoy learning a foreign language and culture not merely by studying it, but by experiencing it. Until exo-languages and cultures are available to study, that is what I do to broaden my horizons... |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I think I already answered those questions in my profile, but allow me to expand a little more...
1) Do I think ET exist? With the billions of stars we are aware of, the idea that there is life ONLY on Earth is preposterous! And I'm not talking about a few other planets, I mean there should be at least hundreds of inhabited worlds only in our galaxy. I do not think the current technology is adequate enough to enable us to discover extraterrestrial life, but I'm not the kind of guy to give up before even trying either. If communication should actually occur, would it be beneficial or dangerous? I can't help thinking about what kind of consequences the contact between European colonists and the natives of Africa, Asia and both Americas entailed. One thing is sure, it would rock our world big time! What are the possible benefits and dangers of such a discovery? Well, there are many things to consider: What is ET's level of technology? We can assume that if communication is possible, exo-technology is at least as good as ours. Is ET fundamentaly good or evil (what about human beings, for that matter???)? We could get on a wonderful ride learning new technologies, cultures, languages, philosophical and religious concepts, etc. in short, become the newest member of the Great Cosmic family, er, if there is such a thing. We could also become prey to a Borg-like blood-thirsty race (yaiks!!!). Who knows?
2)Should humans transmit a beacon for others to find? If so, what information should we send? Of course we should. The question is in what direction? We should send as much information as we can, in order to project an image as accurate as possible, i.e. show our good sides and our bad sides.
3)Why do I run SETI@home? As it is my childhood dream to be a space traveler and shake hands (or whatever limbs) with ET, why not! Besides, it's kinda cool to be taking part in such a large-scale project. What are my views about it? GOOD LUCK! Don't get me wrong, I'm all for it, but I mean, it is like looking for a needle in |
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