Profile: Josh

Personal background
Hello SETI! My name is Josh Dunphy I am 24 and live in Newmarket Ontario Canada. Ever since i was a child i have had a profound interest in space and the question of the unknown. I've dreamed a million times of first contact with an alien intelligence and the various scenario's in which this could happen. Obviously Hollywood has influenced the way we think of aliens, but it will be amazing to see how far off our imaginations are from reality. I walk into a field at night near my home and gaze at the stars, my dog at my side searching the vastness of the Cosmo's wondering that one perpetual question, are we alone? My father instilled this wonder into me ever since I was a child with his Sci-fi shows like Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica and I think that the urge to seek out new life and civilizations is one that is bred into the very core of humanity. The best and worst parts of Humanity are reflected through the aliens and humans of the futuristic worlds of our Sci-Fi stories. For these reasons i hope that my participation in this project will in some small way lead to huge paradigm change throughout the world.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
1. Why do you run SETI@home?

Because I cant just accept that throughout the vastness of the universe that our planet is unique, that somehow somewhere life hasn't thrived in other places. Life shows itself in the most hostile environments on earth and it is ignorant to believe that it couldn't have happened somewhere else and I like knowing that i had a small hand in searching for ET intelligence.

2. What are your views about the project?

I think this is a great project and I will get as many of my friends to participate as possible :).

3. Any suggestions?

ADVERTISE! lol, it took me years to even hear about the SETI@home project and i live in Canada which isn't in realty too far away from California. I know there are millions of people with computers that would be whole heartedly interested in participating in this amazing endeavor if they heard about it.
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