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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:58:39 PM EDT
[#1]
The Drake equation is a thing.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:59:59 PM EDT
[#2]
About 87 of them
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:00:56 PM EDT
[#3]
Billion and billions!
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:01:32 PM EDT
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Every time I see the "There is no planet B" bumper stickers I think maybe Earth was the planet B for an advanced civilization and space travel makes you regress to a cave man and then evolution has to start all over.
I have an active imagination 
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:01:36 PM EDT
[#5]
most civilizations would struggle to get past the nuclear problem and the carbon problem.
The universe is full of tomb worlds :) |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:02:41 PM EDT
[#6]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The Drake equation is a thing. Thanks, I was unfamiliar with it. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:02:51 PM EDT
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No doubt the the universe was created to host life. Of The trillions of stars have no doubt some saw the rise and fall of infinite civilizations. And many many more yet to come.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:03:05 PM EDT
[#8]
FPNI
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:03:19 PM EDT
[#9]
Aliens!
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:04:23 PM EDT
[#10]
Zero?
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:04:38 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks, I was unfamiliar with it. Also look into the Fermi paradox. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:05:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:08:14 PM EDT
[#13]
A long time ago
In a galaxy far, far away |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:08:16 PM EDT
[#14]
IMHO, many advanced civilizations have lived and died in Uranus.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:09:28 PM EDT
[#15]
SPNI
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:09:44 PM EDT
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Quoted: Seems that scientists make educated guesses all the time. Has anyone ever figured it out? If not the Universe how about just our galaxy? What data exists to make the guess an “educated” guess? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:10:40 PM EDT
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Recent thread on here was about this same thing, the universe is likely riddled with dead civilizations. Intelligent life (that turned into Democratic Societies) tend to kill themselves off and such.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:13:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Zero? This. Maybe one if you count ours, but that’s REALLY generous. Of course if you’re religious, then the one is Eden and we’re back at zero lol |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:15:54 PM EDT
[#19]
We're a bit short on data to make good guesses.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:17:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We're a bit short on data to make good guesses. Which is why Drake got away with pulling numbers out of his ass... |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:18:40 PM EDT
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We're just some extra genetic material some aliens deposited on earth. This is all just a big game show, it ain't real, and none of us get out alive.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:21:17 PM EDT
[#22]
Youtube channel "Cool worlds" has several deep dive videos on this discussion
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:27:36 PM EDT
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Sampled some of the Devil's Lettuce back in high school and thought of this.
Answer: cheeseburgers ?? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:28:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We're just some extra genetic material some aliens deposited on earth. This is all just a big game show, it ain't real, and none of us get out alive. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:33:30 PM EDT
[#25]
Which side of the Great Filter is the human race on?
Nobody knows! |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:39:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What data exists to make the guess an “educated” guess? 100 billion stars in just the Milky Way Galaxy. “Intelligent” life exists here. 100% confirmed. Even if we somehow happen to be 1 in 100,000,000,000, how many more galaxies are there? How many more stars in those? My opinion is there is not a single chance we are the only ones. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:45:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The Drake equation is a thing. Yeah, a totally specious thing. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:50:36 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What data exists to make the guess an “educated” guess? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Seems that scientists make educated guesses all the time. Has anyone ever figured it out? If not the Universe how about just our galaxy? What data exists to make the guess an “educated” guess? The same data that tells the "educated" about the fake man made global warming |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:58:54 PM EDT
[#29]
I know the exact number: 0. We are the first and only and there's not a single scrap of evidence to the contrary. The Drake Equation is an imaginary construct. There is no proof it even comes close to the truth. It's called an "equation" because it doesn't even rate the moniker "theory", much less a "law".
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:01:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 100 billion stars in just the Milky Way Galaxy. “Intelligent” life exists here. 100% confirmed. Even if we somehow happen to be 1 in 100,000,000,000, how many more galaxies are there? How many more stars in those? My opinion is there is not a single chance we are the only ones. My issue is that it’s unknown, and people are even attempting quantification. 1 in 100 billion? Maybe. 1 in 5? Maybe. The absence of data is so overwhelming, that there could be civilizations that lived and died on every damn planet in our solar system and half the moons and we wouldn’t know it. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:01:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I know the exact number: 0. We are the first and only and there's not a single scrap of evidence to the contrary. The Drake Equation is an imaginary construct. There is no proof it even comes close to the truth. It's called an "equation" because it doesn't even rate the moniker "theory", much less a "law". Lol |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:02:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Recent thread on here was about this same thing, the universe is likely riddled with dead civilizations. Intelligent life (that turned into Democratic Societies) tend to kill themselves off and such. And all of this has happened before, and will happen again. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:02:56 PM EDT
[#33]
Answer: 87
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:03:50 PM EDT
[#34]
Counting this one?
Zero |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:04:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I know the exact number: 0. We are the first and only and there's not a single scrap of evidence to the contrary. The Drake Equation is an imaginary construct. There is no proof it even comes close to the truth. It's called an "equation" because it doesn't even rate the moniker "theory", much less a "law". You do know that dimensions beyond the 3rd dimension exist. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:05:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: About 87 of them My calculations came up with this equation as well . |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:08:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lol I’ll bet you a million dollars, and I’ll give you all weekend to prove him wrong. See? That’s the catch. Is there life out there? Sure, why not. Zero evidence, only why not. There’s the “LOL”. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:11:22 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I know the exact number: 0. We are the first and only and there's not a single scrap of evidence to the contrary. The Drake Equation is an imaginary construct. There is no proof it even comes close to the truth. It's called an "equation" because it doesn't even rate the moniker "theory", much less a "law". Aaaand... 6,000 years M I rite???  Yes... I'm sure that out of the number of stars in our observable universe, we're all alone. Because a loving, omnipotent God would piss around with all of that was ted space and creation. Like I'd pull out an extra-large pizza pan to eat my scrambled eggs from.x |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:14:51 PM EDT
[#39]
As stated, the number is zero, with the knowledge we have at the moment.
It would be odd to find beings that resemble us. We are bipods on a planet with most lifeforms having 6 or more appendages |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:15:56 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 100 billion stars in just the Milky Way Galaxy. “Intelligent” life exists here. 100% confirmed. Even if we somehow happen to be 1 in 100,000,000,000, how many more galaxies are there? How many more stars in those? My opinion is there is not a single chance we are the only ones. Agree. And 100 billion stars in the milky way is on the low end of estimates. There could be as many as 400 to 700 billion in our galaxy alone. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:18:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: As stated, the number is zero, with the knowledge we have at the moment. It would be odd to find beings that resemble us. We are bipods on a planet with most lifeforms having 4 or more appendages Yeah I kinda figure non-Earthly beings are in a physical form we may not understand. Just because our atmosphere made everything here look like this, other planets are completely different |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:20:09 PM EDT
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If the universe is infinite then the answer is infinite number have existed and still exist.
Or 87 if you're nasty. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:21:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Which is why Drake got away with pulling numbers out of his ass... Drake admitted as much himself. He thought less of the equation than most people make of it. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:21:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’ll bet you a million dollars, and I’ll give you all weekend to prove him wrong. See? That’s the catch. Is there life out there? Sure, why not. Zero evidence, only why not. There’s the “LOL”. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Lol I’ll bet you a million dollars, and I’ll give you all weekend to prove him wrong. See? That’s the catch. Is there life out there? Sure, why not. Zero evidence, only why not. There’s the “LOL”. You think he "knows the exact number"? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:22:03 PM EDT
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Isn't the real question how many green skinned humanoid races of moderate intelligence yielded exceptionally attractive females?
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:22:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: most civilizations would struggle to get past the nuclear problem and the carbon problem. The universe is full of tomb worlds :) carbon problem? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:25:21 PM EDT
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Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. It's continuing mission... To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before...
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:25:46 PM EDT
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How do you define " advanced civilizations " .
If we only count advanced then what about the " advanced challenged " civilizations . Would stone age be advanced ? Or pre - stone age . Is advanced the ability to travel to other planets . Or leave their galaxy . Just asking . gd |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:27:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You think he "knows the exact number"? Lol The exact number we know of. If we discover one, then that number changes. Until then, that’s the most accurate number we have. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:28:19 PM EDT
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If the universe is infinite with no beginning or end then there would be an infinite amount.
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