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| Personal background |
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I'm born in France in April 1978. I'm a student, living in Normandy, in western France (for those who remember History, Normandy is where the allied forces landed on 6th June 1944).
Hobbies: computers running under the GNU/Linux operating system (and not others), playing tennis, roller-skating.
Beliefs: simplicity. I believe that Science is all about realizing that the real nature of things is simpler than it seems. And thus, I do not believe in "God" (but I respect people who do).
Thoughts: although I am young, I am quite pessimistic about our future. A few facts : hundreds of millions people struggle for life everyday; the rain forrest disappears in the name of greed; rare species and wonderful animals are slaughtered in the name of traditions or because ignorant men destroy their environments; in occidental countries, people are hypnotised by TV and advertisement, and will not do all they can to protect Life. On the brighter side, some people do realise that if we continue like this, Life on Earth will disappear. Resources are not infinite: do not waste.
Actions: I try to minimize my own pollution. I do not owe a motorized vehicle, I travel by train, I recycle waste, and my computer does not run 24 hours a day (despite Seti@Home). If only more people were "environment" aware, life on Earth would be more pleasant.
What I would like from you: please, consider that Earth is a small and fragile house, in which all known living species live in. Feel responsible.
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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A few years ago, I did not believe that extraterrestrial life existed. Since we have found prebiotic molecules and water outside Earth, life could exist somewhere else.
Though, the question is not so much whether life exists beyond Earth, but what kind of life would it be: primitive lifeforms in oceans, plants growing on lands, big and evoluated animals like dinosaurs? Even if such a planet existed, this would not mean that technology would appear. For example, dinosaurs lived on Earth for hundreds of millions of years, and never invented the radar.
Therefore, not receiving a signal would not mean that Earth is the only "living planet" in the Universe. This would mean that Earth is an exception among many living planets, with simply different evolutions. The real question is more : "Is technology an inevitable consequence of the appearance of life?" Personally, my answer is no (but I wish I was wrong).
About transmitting a signal for "others" to find, that would be like a message in a bottle. The message usually gets lost. And anyway, why would other technological civilisations use electromagnetic waves to communicate?
So basically, I run Seti@Home to keep my computer productive. If we found other advanced lifeforms, that would be a fantastic news for Mankind, but I do not believe it will happen any time soon. At least, not before we prove to be intelligent ourselves, by respecting Earth and all the living species here.
Humans have huge powers. Never forget duties. Feel responsible.
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