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3u40r15m
I don't mean to be a squeaky wheel and take a crap on this thread. Not my intentions. But , Personally I don't think this is newsworthy. Until they can bring something to the public table that is clear they made contact, they shouldn't bring anything at all... It's like calling a office meeting just to say "Hey, so I have been pondering a few ideas on how to improve the workspace, and when I'm done collecting my thoughts I will get back to you guys..."
MadHatter364
This just goes to show how lousy our kind of communication devices are, I mean if that had been PROOF of an alien civilization living there, then our response would take 100 years to be heard... By then they could all already be dead...
What we need is some kind of "quantum intercom" that allows information to get from point A(us) to point B(aliens) in zero time.
Until we have such a technology there isn't even a point in looking for ETs... :/
xxdaniel21
reply to post by MadHatter364
What incredibly pessimistic way of thinking. By the time we could develop such devices, we could be dead... (using your logic of course).
Humans need to continue searching, despite the factor of propogation delay. To give up searching over such a small way of thinking such as "there's no point if we can't gain anything NOW", would truly halt advancement.
Why bother saving money if i can't have it now? Until i find a quicker means of obtaining money, i will not bother saving. THAT is your thinking.
3u40r15m
I don't mean to be a squeaky wheel and take a crap on this thread. Not my intentions. But , Personally I don't think this is newsworthy. Until they can bring something to the public table that is clear they made contact, they shouldn't bring anything at all... It's like calling a office meeting just to say "Hey, so I have been pondering a few ideas on how to improve the workspace, and when I'm done collecting my thoughts I will get back to you guys..."
inquisitive1977
reply to post by 3u40r15m
It seems you did not read the main thread very well, though you already admitted as much. Yes there are thousands of signals intercepted. What makes this one unique, with much higher potential to be from an alien civilization, is the evidence that it originates 100 light years away and in the vicinity of a star.
Sifting through all of the background noise/signals from us on earth is tough. Because of that background noise most signals can get written off. This one shows evidence with the Doppler shift of originating that far away, basically unlike the thousands of other signals. It also is in the vicinity of an actual star, something the wow signal was not.
Yes it is not proof but may be the best current available evidence of extra terrestrial intelligence.
With new planet hunting telescopes being worked on this would seem to provide a perfect area to search for a planet.
Really well done thread, im interested but don't know near as much as you. You made it easy enough to follow though, looking forward yo other threads of yours. With over 100 flags I thought I'd see many more posts though. Guess its good I was able to read the whole thing.edit on 3-3-2014 by inquisitive1977 because: (no reason given)
3u40r15m
reply to post by JadeStar
Yeah I read some of it. And I'm just saying their is no point on the public knowing about it in the first place. Keep it simple like things have always been because people like to spin things outta control, and by the time it gets to the public by certain sources the news turns into a sci-fi film... Signals like this is nothing new, it has been going on for a long time. Thats just my 3 cents. Cool story though........