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originally posted by: TrueBrit
Whether they are currently advanced when compared with us, or behind us by a few decades, the fact is that they will not have advanced beyond our capabilities, without first having reached them. One does not run, before one can walk.
originally posted by: choocha
originally posted by: glend
We should send a interstellar probe there except for the fact we have none because the world is too busy spending USD1,676B a year blowing ourselves up instead of exploring the greater universe.
Which is one of the reason why I don't think any "higher intelligent" species would even want to contact us. If a ship ever appeared in our skies it would probably be shot at before anything.
originally posted by: BrianFlanders
My opinion on it was always that if there are other "human-like" species in the universe they would have probably destroyed themselves long before they harnessed the technology for interstellar travel.
Personally speaking I don't believe we are alone and only the arrogance of man would assume we are. Either way SETI is once again in the news with another possible signal that could potentially be non natural occurring.
originally posted by: seedofchucky
Just another false positive used to lure in more funding for a useless project. Just like the 100's of "Earth like planet" found lol. All of these threads about these topics , have one thing in common. collecting dust with nothing new .
originally posted by: Blue Shift
originally posted by: BrianFlanders
My opinion on it was always that if there are other "human-like" species in the universe they would have probably destroyed themselves long before they harnessed the technology for interstellar travel.
The trick is, they wouldn't necessarily have to "destroy themselves" for them to vanish in a relatively short period of time. If their technology progressed along the same lines as ours, then along with broadcasting and detecting radio signals, they would have also made similar advances in computers, virtual reality, robotics and genetic manipulation. All of these good things could have made them vanish, just like they'll change or destroy us in the next 500 years or so.
Perhaps, like us, they would have figured out that the universe is far too huge and dangerous and difficult to travel around in, and they turned inward to explore virtual worlds and lives instead. If we physically interact with them at all, it will be with their superintelligent robots.
originally posted by: Greggers
originally posted by: seedofchucky
Just another false positive used to lure in more funding for a useless project. Just like the 100's of "Earth like planet" found lol. All of these threads about these topics , have one thing in common. collecting dust with nothing new .
You don't think the exoplanet discoveries have been (and continue to be) important?
originally posted by: seedofchucky
a reply to: Greggers
I do . But not like this . They keep making articles about earth like planets and makes me mad. Because think of all the other ones you've heard about , that have faded into dust .
originally posted by: daerath
originally posted by: Greggers
originally posted by: seedofchucky
Just another false positive used to lure in more funding for a useless project. Just like the 100's of "Earth like planet" found lol. All of these threads about these topics , have one thing in common. collecting dust with nothing new .
You don't think the exoplanet discoveries have been (and continue to be) important?
Planet hunting is very useful in general expansion of knowledge on the universe, the specific scientific disciplines and technologies involved, and in (hopefully) capturing the imagination of youth to get them instead in science.
However, SETI is a waste due to their utterly inefficient approach. They use a purely luck based approach that requires looking at the right star at the right time, which given the number of observable stars is lunacy. They need to work up a list based on stellar age, stars with planets that may be in the habitable range, and then watch for years before moving to the next.
originally posted by: glend
a reply to: choocha
Agree its a given that intelligent life exists out there, but its possible that radio waves are only used by advancing civilisations for a short time before they learn how to transmit through other dimensions of space-time not restricted by the speed of light. If that is the case, SETI may never detect any signals. Our best hope might be to try find atmospheric biosignatures using spectroscopy.