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| I am 22 years old and am currently studying for a professional qualification in software development with Visual Basic. Other than that I pretty much lay around the house wasting precious life. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I definetly believe that extraterrestrial life exists. Asking how long before we discover it is like asking how long is a piece of string. It could be today, it could be in a thousand years. There is a lot of space out there to seach first.
As for the benefits of such a discovery, I believe that the result will be more spiritual than practical. The knowledge that our species are not the sole purpose of creation would have a massive impact on human thinking. I don't really think that there will be any major practical benefits, like an interspecies exchange of ideas and science. The distances between us are far too vast. I think that contact will probably be comparable to seeing someone you vaguely know on the opposite side of the street. You wave, say 'Hi!' and then carry on with your own business. But at least there will be someone to say 'Hi!' to in the first place.
We should most definetly be sending a beacon of some kind to other races in the hope that they detect us first. The chances are that they are probably much better at this and have a lot more experience than we have!
SETI@home is a great idea and is a great alternative screensaver to flying toasters if only for the gimmick value. But I would be a liar if I didn't admit that I do like the idea of being at least partially credited with the discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence. I would be a great way to get free stuff! |
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