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I am a 47 year old man originally from Atlanta, Georgia. A computer Scientist for many years, I recently "got the bug" to further explore the physical sciences and am currently a Biotechnology undergraduate major (Biology/Chemistry) at Eastern Washington University. I have long pondered questions of the universe, our origins, and where we fit in the grand scheme of things. My current endeavours will assist me in better answering some of those questions.
SETI@Home is a natural extension of many of those questions. Hopefully my small contribution to this endeavour will assist in answering even more questions. We'll see.... |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I do not know if extraterrestial life exists or not....after all, that IS the question, isn't it? If it DOES exist, who is to say that WE will discover IT? That is pretty arrogant, I think. Perhaps it is WE who will (or have been) "discovered", perhaps for many thousands of years....perhaps not. As with any quest, the benefits of such a discovery are unknown. How we respond to the discovery will be the primary determinant of any benefits or dangers....it is up to us. If ET does not exist, I can echo only one thought; "....it would be a terrible waste of space."
As far as transmitting a beacon, of course we should! What should we include? I think it should be a simple question: "Is anyone out there? We eagerly await contact."
I run SETI@home to contribute my small part to answering the question....nothing more, nothing less. The project MUST continue. It is a natural extension of what we as humans ponder. If we do not search for answers, why ask questions? |
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