Posted on 08/12/2010 6:56:04 PM PDT by KevinDavis
Astronomers, actors and a host of other science-minded professionals will descend on California this weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the SETI Institute and its mission to scan the universe for signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life.
Called SETICon, the public gathering includes a veritable feast of research presentations and discussions. Here, SETI Institute senior astronomer Seth Shostak offers a taste of what to expect and the big SETI shindig:
What would happen if an Earthling astronaut encountered a Vulcan? Would they chat about the rigors of spaceflight, or merely chuckle about one another's misshapen ears?
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
Their next event should be to see if there’s intelligent life in the White House.
The Vulcan will just ask if earth girls are easy.
FYI
18 months ago they thought they found one with Obama, but alas, he was not intelligent...
Nope, this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEz77hoQt9M
what a scam. millions of $s...and not a single positive result
They don't want to talk to us.
I must differ. Positive results are not achieved only in finding ET.
As I understand it, the SETI program has made great strides in advancing signal processing, massed computing, telemetry and other crap I am sure I do not understand.
Just as the fruits of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs were far more than moon rocks.
They have never accomplished their primary mission: to find evidence of intelligent life in outer space. BIG WASTE OF MONEY!!!
Just keep listenting. And listening. And listening. And...
...And listening. And listening. And listening....
All in how you look at it, I guess.
From a certain point of view, all the $ I’ve sunk into life insurance has been a complete waste of money so far...
Except that no one gets out of this life without dying...that is pretty certain...death rate among humans? 100%
There is that...
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