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Notes from the wider 'Verse: Who needs terraforming?

POSTED BY: 06K64
UPDATED: Monday, October 4, 2010 14:53
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AURAPTOR

Monday, October 4, 2010 12:22 AM

The Drake Equation seems like something that'll never be fully solved, as we may never know all the #'s for the different variables.

Point being, will we make 'contact ' - ever ?

I wonder if 500 years is enough time for us to know, given our technological advances.

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RAHLMACLAREN

Monday, October 4, 2010 2:07 PM

Quote:
Cybersnark wrote:

...accurate answers would take a complete cartographical scan of this galaxy at least.

I know, let's send the Google Earth Guys!

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BORIS

Monday, October 4, 2010 2:44 PM

I think I need terraforming...all my bits are starting to disintergrate.

Rose S

ZEEK

Monday, October 4, 2010 2:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cybersnark:
I stand corrected. Point was, though, that it's just chemistry on a physical basis; if there's chemical reactions, there can be life.

See right there you made a much better statement than "100% chance". "Can be" is what we seem to know at this point. Saying there "will be" life is just hyperbole IMO.