[Dimensio]

Except SETI is looking for a known type of signal that is only generated by artificial means. (Does not require the "God in the gaps" idea).

There's also that many years ago a signal from space was detected and it was believed that it could only have come from an articifical source. They were called LGMs.

They were renamed "pulsars" after it was discovered that they were actually a type of star -- an example of scientists noting and correcting the mistakes of the past.

Thus if SETI finds something, it will still be subject to intense scrutiny.

[RadioAstronomer]

They were renamed "pulsars" after it was discovered that they were actually a type of star -- an example of scientists noting and correcting the mistakes of the past.

Thus if SETI finds something, it will still be subject to intense scrutiny.

It did not take long to determine they were naturally occurring.

I fully concur. If SETI actually finds a signal, it will be intensely scrutinized! There is a very specific and quite rigorous set of requirements for a signal to be determined as a valid non-terrestrial artificially generated signal.