I´m from Portugal. 32 Years. I´m a microbiology scientist.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
1 - I really think that extraterrestrial live exist. I think that humans already know and had been in close contact to them, many years ago. we could have a lot of benefits in contacting a much more advanced culture.
2 - YES. We are friends and need their help to straighten up our planet.
3 - Trying to help find them. It´s a fantastic project. GO, GO, Go...
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