Aug 31, 2012 5:20 PM GMT
Drake equation: How many alien civilizations exist?
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120821-how-many-alien-worlds-exist
metta8 said
Drake equation: How many alien civilizations exist?
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120821-how-many-alien-worlds-exist
Blackguy4you saidmetta8 said
Drake equation: How many alien civilizations exist?
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120821-how-many-alien-worlds-exist
none. until we discover one the answer will remain none.
paulflexes saidI'm familiar with the Drake equation, but find it terribly inaccurate because he didn't take into account all the factors that must be in place in order for a planet to sustain intelligent life (as we know it). Scientists and astronomers are still finding things that are necessary that they didn't know in Drake's day.
AlterEgo saidI'll agree with that as far as unintelligent life goes...especially single celled life or small microbes. But the chances of intelligent life as we know it is very slim, given that we've only been around for a few hundred thousand years, and all planetary bodies in the known universe are subject to fairly frequent bombardment with other space rocks (planet busters).paulflexes saidI'm familiar with the Drake equation, but find it terribly inaccurate because he didn't take into account all the factors that must be in place in order for a planet to sustain intelligent life (as we know it). Scientists and astronomers are still finding things that are necessary that they didn't know in Drake's day.
I personally think it would be extremely unlikely for there not to be lots of life elsewhere, ...
Aress saidHonestly, I don't want there to be aliens.
Think about it: say we manage to construct the Alcubierre Drive or some other method of faster-than-light transportation. If there are aliens, we would have to deal with them, but if there aren't, then the Universe is on a silver platter. We can do whatever we want, and there's no risk of interspecies war.
paulflexes saidI'm familiar with the Drake equation, but find it terribly inaccurate because he didn't take into account all the factors that must be in place in order for a planet to sustain intelligent life (as we know it). Scientists and astronomers are still finding things that are necessary that they didn't know in Drake's day.