Actually, you can guess at odds. And it's somewhere between no way and not gonna heppen.
Having said that, I would be the first one to eat my humble pie if Yoda did give us a shout out.
Could you imagine what we could learn? Imagine the countless potential for new methods of war and corporate greed!
While I agree with you that SETI isn't the reason people are hungry, I do think the money would be better spent if used on space exploration. The chances of discovering someone/something in space from our little spec of a planet is so remote, it can hardly be justified. And even if we did, then what? Trade cooking recipes?
I think we should spend our money on exploration and the pursuit of knowledge regarding the many things we KNOW exist, and still are far from understanding.
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Actually, you can guess at odds. And it's somewhere between no way and not gonna heppen. Having said that, I would be the first one to eat my humble pie if Yoda did give us a shout out. Could you imagine what we could learn? Imagine the countless potential for new methods of war and corporate greed!
While I agree with you that SETI isn't the reason people are hungry, I do think the money would be better spent if used on space exploration. The chances of discovering someone/something in space from our little spec of a planet is so remote, it can hardly be justified. And even if we did, then what? Trade cooking recipes? I think we should spend our money on exploration and the pursuit of knowledge regarding the many things we KNOW exist, and still are far from understanding.