Working with Seti for about 14 years now. :).. and still going strong. :D
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
1. I am certain that there is some kind of life out there. Intelligent life is maybe further away in the universe, but a big possibility. It would be "selfish" to think that we are the only intelligent creatures in the big universe from wich we know just a really small part. Closer to home (like Mars for example) I don't doubt there is a possibility of life... maybe not walking on 2 legs and as smart as humans, but maybe in the form of insects or bacterias. Anyways, it is a real fun project to participate. :)
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.