If some civilized race
has detected our presence, why would they make their presence known to us? To
them, we would likely be seen as dangerous wild animals (perhaps as we see
squirrels--leave them alone and they pose no danger, but try to pick one up and
get a nasty bite) with little to offer.
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.
