Re: Active SETI Is Not Scientific Research

[Eugen Leitl]

On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 05:37:29PM -0500, LARRY KLAES wrote:

> But as I always like to ask, how else are we going to search for intelligent 
> life
> in the Universe?  Wait for it to come knocking on our door?  And star probes 
> are

Of course. If you can send a signal, you can come in person (=send self-rep
automation).

> not going to happen any time soon.  SETI at least offers us some chance of

What's "soon", in your time frame? Century, half a century?

> picking up something from out there.

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