re: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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Tom Brosz — 2/10/2004 6:00:09 PM (archived)

While I have no objection to the SETI program, particularly since a lot of it is privately-financed, I have a certain suspicion that our situation approximates that of some natives in deep Africa, who are convinced that the way an advanced civilization would communicate is with drums the size of houses.

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Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - David F Mayer - 2/10/2004 5:04:36 PM
- re: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence FEEDBACK - phil - 2/10/2004 11:39:58 PM
  - Oddball approaches towards SETI - Gary - 2/11/2004 6:46:14 AM
    - re: Oddball approaches towards SETI - phil - 2/11/2004 2:11:49 PM
      - re: Oddball approaches towards SETI - Gary - 2/11/2004 4:37:26 PM
        
        Cooking a nice Pi - Nick Hoffman - 2/12/2004 5:45:30 AM
        
        re: Oddball approaches towards SETI - SDG - 2/11/2004 8:54:30 PM
- re: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - Tom Brosz - 2/10/2004 6:00:09 PM
  - re: Quantum Entanglement - Success_Machine - 2/10/2004 6:51:22 PM
    - Quantum Entanglement does NOT permit information to be transmitted faster than the speed of light. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/11/2004 6:26:35 PM
      - re: My message did NOT suggest that it did. (n/t) - Success_Machine - 2/12/2004 2:42:51 AM
      - No worry! SM is not bound by the laws of physics or the rules of math (n/t) - p - 2/11/2004 10:50:05 PM
  - I do not see it that way. - David F Mayer - 2/10/2004 6:41:25 PM
    - re: A zoologist would probably be more useful than a radio astronomer - Success_Machine - 2/11/2004 4:33:40 AM
      - Who says THEY would be the insects? (n/t) - Nick Hoffman - 2/11/2004 5:59:26 AM
      - re: How would aliens make friends with Humans? How 'bout a beer? - Success_Machine - 2/11/2004 4:47:53 AM
- re: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - Raoul - 2/10/2004 5:22:27 PM
  - Accidental detection is nearly impossible with any foreseeable equipment. - David F Mayer - 2/10/2004 5:34:22 PM
    - Not all radiated signals radiate spherically - Larry J - 2/10/2004 7:20:59 PM
      - Beams of such devices are still far too wide to be detected in other stellar systems. - David F Mayer - 2/11/2004 6:24:59 PM
        
        Lasers are feasible - R.L. - 2/12/2004 2:26:09 AM
        
        The gain is far higher than that - Larry J - 2/11/2004 9:30:00 PM
      - re: Not all radiated signals radiate spherically - Hans - 2/11/2004 10:59:32 AM

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