Posted on 01/24/2006 11:20:35 AM PST by furball4paws
I keep remember a movie starring a little furry creature (an alien) called "Gizmo."
Not to mention the gravity on Mars isn't high enough to sustain 1 atmosphere of air pressure.
I, on the other hand, think the milky way and the whole cosmos is crawling with life and there's no reason to think we are the advanced kind.
Ironically, our first hint of ET will probably be oddly elevated hydrocarbons in an alien atmosphere.
Which hydrocarbons? and why do you think so?
You might be copernican if you think we aren't the center of creation. :)
Yes you *can* spy on them. You just have to fill out a "request for warrant" in triplicate and file it 60 days ahead of time with the IISA (Intergalactic Intelligence Surveillance Act) court.
And lucky enough to not have to worry about the Inquisition.
when they finish this device i need to borrow it ASAP. i'm nearly certain my neighbors are from "up there" if you get my drift. i need proof and soon before they abduct me and start their "experiments" on my private parts...
I have a very relevant question --- This SEARCH FOR EXTRA TERRESTIAL INTELLIGENCE --- IS THIS PROJECT BEING FUNDED BY PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, OR BY OUR TAX DOLLARS ?
That great line was from a great Twilight Zone episode.
All your private parts are belong to them.
The earth detecor telescopes being prepared for launch in a couple years will look for a signature that matches, within a range, the signature of earth. The comparison signature of earth has already been obtained by deep space satellite. The main elements of the signature are oxygen atmosphere and some water vapor. The oxygen atmosphere alone would be a strong indicator.
'life as we now know it'
As far as I know, it's mostly "Your Tax Dollars at Work", but RA would know better.
SETI is privately funded, AFAIK...
RA says his SETI work was all privately funded.
I've spent my whole life being wrong - why change now?
You just think they're private. The truth will seti you free-a.
Bad, bad, bad idea. Simple reason: biocompatibility. You have no idea what's in that flesh. It might not even be muscle tissue like we understand it. Nor may it even be something digestible or even have any nutrients. It would be like eating mushrooms you see in the wild. The array of biochemicals in there could be extremely toxic. Or the germs and bugs on it could tear you apart because of your total lack of immunity. One example of this premise was HG Wells 'War of the Worlds' - bioincompatibility killed the Martiams. They were technologically more advanced, but forget about basic biology. They had no resistance to microorganisms here.
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