I'm just another biped looking for a new adventure in the great outdoors.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
I love the idea of searching the stars for signs of life. It will make us look at our place in the cosmos. It will also cause many of us to rethink our convictions of who and what we are. Ain't that GREAT!!!
Life outside our world? When? Yes, later and by accident. Impact of discovery? The pros and cons are numerous and many will be unexpected and undefinable. Hopefully common sense and good judgement will prevail (though I doubt it.) Should we return communication? No, we don't know what's out there and we are definitely not ready for contact yet. Why SETI@Home? I like the idea of public computing and as a long supporter of space exploration I wanted to help contribute to the cause.
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.
