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Age: 23
Home: Seattle, WA
Work: Web Design Engineer for Microsoft
Interests: Music, cars, women, beer, and finding little green men in other places besides under bridges and in the Research dept. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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1) I think extraterrestrial life exists, the universe is far too big for Earth to be the only inhabited planet, and I think SETI@Home is the best tool so far for finding life. I think the major benefit of finding extraterrestrial life would be that the people of Earth would stop squabbling over insignificant things like race, religion, and political boundaries. If we find extraterrestrial life, we'll have to represent ourselves as a unified planet. The conflicts amongst all people on Earth is no different than the conflicts amongst students in a high school-- nobody realizes that they're in a much bigger world with much more important problems than the drama they create for themselves.
2) Yes, I think we should transmit a beacon for others to find. I like the idea of sending something simple out that would indicate that we have some level of intelligence-- such as our comprehension for mathematics.
3) I run SETI@home because it's one of the few truly good uses for the Internet. SETI@home is a good example of what the people of Earth should be doing: working together instead of working against each other. So I really think the project has more meaning than just finding something else out there. This way, even if we fail, it won't be because of something silly like fighting with each other, which is usually the reason why most group projects fail.
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