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I'm Larry from Teaneck, NJ. I've been into science & sci-fi since I was old
enough to read (quite a while ago). Space has always intrigued me. It just
makes sense that we cannot be alone here. The possibilities are just too
enormous for us to be the only intelligent life around.
The key problem will be once intelligence is found, how do we communicate?
1.) There are vast distances to be crossed & messages will take many years to
travel one way, let alone a two-way converation, even at the speed of light.
2.) A civilization must be advanced enough to have developed radio by the time
our signal reaches them.
3.) If they have moved beyond radio, or we have, who will remember to monitor
a signal sent years ago for a possible reply?
These are just a few examples of issues to be resolved while we search for life
outside our own.
SETI brings us all a little closer to the day when contact is made!
Peace!
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Extraterrestrial life exists. There are just too many worlds which are warmed
by a nearby Sun, with a mix of chemicals carried by meteors & comets for us to
be alone. The life may be primal, as in our own beginning, or advanced past
us, or anywhere in between.
We have already transmitted a beacon for others to find. The Voyager I & II
both carried maps, recordings, and directions for locating us, years ago.
Each was sent in a different direction and have both left the solar system.
SETI is an exciting way for the average person to participate in possibly the
biggest event in our history -- discovery of intelligent life outside the earth.
I would suggest in the next release of the SETI program include explainations of the various calculations & what each means.
Thanks you!
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