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I'm a 23 year old Assistant Language Teacher in the city of Tonami-shi, Toyama-ken in Japan.
I design web sites in my spare time, as a sort of hobby, and run SETI@Home because I've always been interested in intelligent life (goodness knows there's very little of it on this planet).
http://enhasa.org/
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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It is statistically improbable that Earth is home to the only life forms in the universe. It is also statistically improable that Earth is home to the only intelligent life forms; however, if we ever find life, or even intelligent life elsewhere, how can we be sure we'll know it? Unless they are much more advanced than us, or have been studying us from afar for a very long time, how would we even be able to communicate?
People assume that logic and mathematics can be used to communicate, and while this idea is very plausible, how can we assume that they'd understand our logic and math? Is it inconceivable that their mathematical principles may differ from ours, for one reason for another? The universe is a very large place, and to assume that constants hold true throughout it is merely a handy tool to be used in calcuations and theories.
Relating to this, if humans WERE to transmit a beacon for others to find, how would we be sure they'd understand it? Just because we say "We come in peace" (which, unfortunately, would be very misleading for them if they understood the meaning), doesn't mean that they'd care. What if they DO grasp bits of what it means to be human and live on Earth? What if our very way of life is so completely opposed to their methods that they see us as hostile (which we probably would be)?
These are all very important points to consider. |
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