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Alien hunt in space may score by 2025
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | Saturday, October 25, 2003 | Michael Woods

Posted on 10/26/2003 11:39:05 AM PST by Willie Green

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:35:22 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

E.T., the extraterrestrial, may prowl neighborhoods on Halloween with Hollywood's other soft-and-squishy renditions of intelligent alien life forms.

But when might we humans actually, finally encounter the real thing?

Probably in your lifetime. By 2025.

The leading experts in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif., recently completed the most systematic calculations ever performed on when the human race is likely to contact intelligent alien life for the first time.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: aliens; crevolist; globalism
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Hmmmm... 2025.... just in time to keep the SS Trust Fund from going broke!!!
1 posted on 10/26/2003 11:39:06 AM PST by Willie Green
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To: Willie Green
Alien hunt in space may score by 2025

or not.

An asteroid may destroy the Earth by 2025.

or not.

An earthquake may wipe out California by 2025.

or not.

Global warming may destroy life on earth by 2025.

or not.

Global cooling may destroy life on earth by 2025.

or not.

DemocRATs may retake the U.S. House and Senateby 2025.

or not.

The list is endless.

2 posted on 10/26/2003 11:43:30 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy
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To: Willie Green
And just in time to set the next goal for NASA

"Alpha Centauri or bust".
3 posted on 10/26/2003 11:44:24 AM PST by Ole Okie (Go, Sooners.)
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To: Willie Green
A project of the SETI Institute and the University of California at Berkeley...

I can understand why Berkeley would be looking for any intelligent life, not having any around locally, but how would they recognize it?

4 posted on 10/26/2003 11:44:39 AM PST by xJones
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To: Willie Green
The Democrats will be falling all over themselves to get the space aliens drivers licenses.
5 posted on 10/26/2003 11:45:59 AM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: Willie Green
The libbies will no doubt want to put them on welfare and give them driver's licenses without background checks -
6 posted on 10/26/2003 11:48:33 AM PST by stradivarius
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To: billorites
(great minds...)
7 posted on 10/26/2003 11:49:32 AM PST by stradivarius
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To: billorites
For years, pundits and political scientists from across the ideological spectrum have been at a loss for how to explain Al Gore. None of the explanations ever seem to fit quite right, though. I think I’ve finally figured out why. It’s because he’s from outer space. ...

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: IS AL GORE AN ALIEN?

by Jonah Goldberg

8 posted on 10/26/2003 11:49:56 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy
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To: Willie Green


9 posted on 10/26/2003 11:50:14 AM PST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
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To: billorites
The Dems would form a new axis of evil with the aliens, Islamists, and the UN.
10 posted on 10/26/2003 11:50:21 AM PST by At _War_With_Liberals
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To: Willie Green
"...well...we're a cross between an elephant and a golf ball, of course."

"...and we eat whoever isn't."
11 posted on 10/26/2003 11:55:08 AM PST by PoorMuttly (Will Dig For Kibble)
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To: Willie Green
I have no doubt that life exists elsewhere in the cosmos. Thinking that we're the whole tamale in an infinite universe is just silly, not to mention an enormous waste of empty space.

Personally, I think that the rest of the cosmos is aware of us already...and regards the Sol system as the celestial trailer park of the Milky Way and the inhabitants of Earth as the crazy cousin that nobody talks about at family gatherings.

I mean, c'mon...just look at us during summertime alone. We go to the beach to soak up rays, but first coat ourselves with stuff that...uh...blocks the sun's rays.

Then we spend hours upon hours and dollars upon dollars making sure our lawns grow fast, thick and green...and then we reward its success by mowing it down.

Then we take the birthday of our Savior and turn it into a holiday where we all gather around a dead tree and eat candy out of our socks.

Is it any wonder we haven't heard from extra-terrestrials? Hell, *I'd* avoid this planet if hadn't been born here.
12 posted on 10/26/2003 11:55:52 AM PST by Prime Choice (---] Stay the course -- Bush 2004 [---)
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To: Willie Green
The leading experts in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif., recently completed the most systematic calculations ever performed on when the human race is likely to contact intelligent alien life for the first time.

I'd be curious to know if these "systematic calculations" included a bottle of Jaegermeister.

13 posted on 10/26/2003 11:56:17 AM PST by AngryJawa ("The bang is great, but the shockwave is where it’s at.")
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To: Prime Choice
My tourist guide to this place reads: "Mostly Harmless".

BTW, does anyone know when the next transport is flying by?

14 posted on 10/26/2003 12:01:25 PM PST by Yossarian (1 CA Governor down, 1 CA Senate and 1 CA House to go...)
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To: *crevo_list; VadeRetro; jennyp; Junior; longshadow; RadioAstronomer; Scully; Piltdown_Woman; ...
PING. [This ping list is for the evolution side of evolution threads, and sometimes for other science topics. FReepmail me to be added or dropped.]
15 posted on 10/26/2003 12:03:04 PM PST by PatrickHenry
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To: Willie Green
"Alien hunt in space may score by 2025 "
 
Did I miss something?  Where do I get my hunting license?

16 posted on 10/26/2003 12:07:05 PM PST by Lokibob
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To: Yossarian
My tourist guide to this place reads: "Mostly Harmless".

The people who wrote that book never encountered (1) a Democrat in session, (2) a woman with PMS, and (3) Windows users when their workstation crashes for the third time...in one hour.

BTW, does anyone know when the next transport is flying by? According to recent reports, it made a nonstop flight over Colorado...

17 posted on 10/26/2003 12:07:43 PM PST by Prime Choice (---] Stay the course -- Bush 2004 [---)
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To: Willie Green
Yeah, and we'll be in contact with these guys:


18 posted on 10/26/2003 12:08:32 PM PST by COBOL2Java
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To: Willie Green
SETI Freepers
19 posted on 10/26/2003 12:11:25 PM PST by Senator Pardek
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To: Willie Green; All

Say hello to Willie Green, everyone. <|:)~

20 posted on 10/26/2003 12:11:25 PM PST by martin_fierro (A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
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