More agreement than disagreement

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More agreement than disagreement

Gary — 4/9/2005 6:17:59 PM (archived)

I suspect if the Earth did not have a large moon then it would be a waterworld. I also suspect that most Earthlike world's in the universe are waterworlds.

What disturbs me most about the various SETI arguments is the total absence of ET artifacts. Where's that equivalent of ET's empty beer can or cigarrete butt that was being worshipped by Ancient Egyptians or the Maya Indians? The Arabs most holy object is a common iron-nickle meteorite. The Ancient Greeks and Romans built several cult centers around ordinary meteorites. The total lack of ET artifacts makes me believe that ET has not sent anything to the Earth's surface in the last 10,000 years. Are we so boring that ET isn't interested in studying us? A more reasonable conclusion is that ET does not come calling except in million year intervals (there are probably ET artifacts in deep space that look like very small asteroids). That leads me to believe that ET is rare and infrequently dispersed in the galaxy.

Gary

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A simple attempt at conveying the scale of the universe... - R.L. - 4/7/2005 3:41:58 AM
- Circular universe, or infinite universe, escape velocity? - SDF - 4/28/2005 5:21:54 PM
- re: A simple attempt at conveying the scale of the universe... - Delbert - 4/7/2005 4:51:39 PM
- I'll raise you one... - Tom Brosz - 4/7/2005 5:04:33 AM
  - Stupendous. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/28/2005 7:44:52 PM
  - re: Ultra Deep Field!; I'll raise you one more...(500 KB) my wallpaper - Raoul - 4/7/2005 6:43:13 PM
  - The Hubble Deep Field - Davin L. - 4/7/2005 2:00:11 PM
    - 2001: A Space Odyssey is the real litmus test - ljk - 4/8/2005 5:01:10 PM
      - re: Haa: 2001: A Space Odyssey ! - Raoul - 4/8/2005 7:32:46 PM
        
        re: Haa: 2001: A Space Odyssey ! - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2005 1:56:16 AM
    - Egg of Creation - Tom Brosz - 4/7/2005 4:01:51 PM
      - Have you read Fred Heeren's book? - Jacob Samorodin - 4/7/2005 8:34:34 PM
        
        re: Have you read Fred Heeren's book? - ljk - 4/8/2005 6:16:41 PM
      - The mix of fairy tale and Indian mysticism was intentional - Davin L. - 4/7/2005 6:24:08 PM
  - I have heard.... - R.L. - 4/7/2005 8:58:39 AM
    - Pass the salt... - ljk - 4/8/2005 5:42:28 PM
    - Playing Powers of Ten... - Adam - 4/7/2005 1:44:24 PM
      - re: Playing Powers of Ten... - ljk - 4/8/2005 6:06:08 PM
      - Zaphod Beeblebrox - Gary - 4/7/2005 4:19:24 PM
        
        habitable zones - Daniel - 4/8/2005 11:23:29 AM
        
        Given the failure of SETI... - Gary - 4/8/2005 4:08:17 PM
        
        re: Given the failure of SETI... - Nick Hoffman - 4/9/2005 4:11:18 AM
        
        Whoops, that's the Fermi Paradox - Nick Hoffman - 4/10/2005 6:57:50 AM
        
        thanks - fascinating (n/t) - Daniel - 4/10/2005 5:52:28 AM
        
        More agreement than disagreement - Gary - 4/9/2005 6:17:59 PM
        
        Argument has several levels - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2005 7:58:17 PM
        
        How far will intelligence expand in the galaxy? - Gary - 4/10/2005 12:27:48 AM
        
        Interstellar drives and distances... - Adam - 4/10/2005 10:16:25 PM
        
        re: Interstellar drives and distances... - Gary - 4/11/2005 2:29:05 AM
        
        re: Interstellar drives and distances... - John - 4/27/2005 10:00:47 PM
        
        oh... ok - Adam - 4/11/2005 9:30:00 PM
        
        only speculation - Daniel - 4/10/2005 5:46:39 AM
        
        ET artifacts in our Solar System - Gary - 4/11/2005 12:17:10 AM
        
        A lot depends on whether or not they want artifacts to be found - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2005 6:51:26 PM
        
        80 cents? - Daniel - 4/11/2005 7:59:18 AM
        
        re: only speculation - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2005 4:32:40 PM
        
        the thing is .. - Daniel - 4/11/2005 7:53:19 AM
        
        Assumptions - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2005 2:08:16 AM
        
        We humans haven't explored nearly enough yet for the definitive answer to alien life - ljk - 4/8/2005 5:09:40 PM
        
        Carboxy chauvanism... - Adam - 4/8/2005 3:33:24 AM
      - "It's all there for me." - Tom Brosz - 4/7/2005 3:58:59 PM
        
        Overwhelming Futility - Nick Hoffman - 4/9/2005 4:59:23 AM
        
        Not really true. - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2005 8:24:21 PM
  - You 'one upped' me - R.L. - 4/7/2005 6:01:30 AM
    - Most humans are not designed to handle the Truly Big Picture - ljk - 4/8/2005 5:27:00 PM
    - Most humans are not designed to handle the Truly Big Picture - ljk - 4/8/2005 5:26:57 PM
  - I'm going to go up and lay face down on my bed now, with a firm grip on the edges. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/7/2005 5:06:16 AM
    - I think I know how you feel - R.L. - 4/7/2005 8:42:57 AM

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