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I am an IT lecturer at Monash University in Australia. I run a small lab of old computers. My interests include cryptology, information security, pesonal privacy, mathematical logic, ham radio, data communication and operating systems. Visit my home pages at Home or
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I think extraterrestrial life exists. I am convinced by the arguments about deep sea vent life and other exotic life forms on Earth, if cells can live without sun or oxygen near volcano vents, then why not on other planets or moons. The problem of search in 3D space means we will only stunble on advanced life forms by accident, but even then only if we are looking or receptive. I am not afraid of discovery. Consider a bad scenario, what if we stumble on an agresive life form that wipes out human kind, such a life form would almost certainly investigate us before wiping us out, hopefully, they will learn something of us and carry it on in thier conquest. Humans have no special place in the universe, the surviving species will be better for the encounter. Lets hope we learn before we destroy, or even better co-habit and not destroy. If the hope proves futile, no problems. Well that is my view. I don't think it is pesimistic, I was discussing a worst case. I have no particular view of what we will find or the nature of our contact. I actuallly doubt we will stumble on advanced life this century.
Anyway, my home computers, 486 server, pentium desk top, dual pentium linux test box, and my office desktop pentium have been running seti since early 2000 and when not in use for classes, my small lab of 10 slow pentiums will keep looking. Keeps the capacitors charged at least.
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