From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Tue Nov 05 2002 - 17:25:45 MST
Whoa! T'wern't me that claimmed so. My point is is that the visible universe
does indeed have smart, space travelling life, but that we have yet to
develop an accurate means to detect said life. If point-sources of gamma
radiation were seen to be traveling between the stars, for example, we could
say the universe is rich with techno -life. I say its there but very far
away. I am less the philosopher, then the person you have quoted, and
attributed to me.
<<On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 Spudboy100@aol.com wrote:
> Fermi's point was that we observed nothing. Now the question is, why? Would
>No. Fermi's point (though very few were getting it at the time) was that
>we observed nothing but ourselves, that we cannot fail to observe our
>existence (with 100% probability in fact, as detectors rigged to observe
>their presence cannot miss it (until they be drunk out of their wits)),
>and that if we wasn't there we would most assuredly fail to observe our
>existance, or lack thereof.
<How can you remove that 100% bias? Why, by observing a second (or a third,
<or a fourth) instance of other independantly arisen observers. Why, you
<can't? Tough shit. Better luck next time.>>
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