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Stephen Hawking Thinks Aliens Likely
OMNIpotusCOM writes "Noted astrophysicist Stephen Hawking thinks that alien life is likely, albeit primitive, according to a lecture delivered at George Washington University in honor of NASA's 50th anniversary. It begs the question of if we need to consider a Prime Directive before exploring or sending signals too far into the depths of space."
Given that we now have (to the best of our knowledge) accurate estimates as to the size and make up of the Universe, probability wise, this is common sense.
Hawking is a long way past his prime. Once your average Scientist hits 30, their mind will slow down, and it's likely you won't see much groundbreaking research from them.
You feel sleepy. Close your eyes. The opinions stated above are yours. You cannot imagine why you ever felt otherwise.
This equation was devised by Dr. Frank Drake (now Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz) in 1960, in an attempt to estimate the number of extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy with which we might come in contact. The main purpose of the equation is to allow scientists to quantify the uncertainty of the factors which determine the number of such extraterrestrial civilizations.
There is no page titled "Drake equation".
"D'Oh... I really should have read that book by that wheelchair guy." ~ Homer Simpson on Quantum Singularities
mcgrew's razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest
Let's not overlook the blatant usage error; "begs the question" is not the same as "raises the question."