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Derek
post Sep 8 2006, 04:39 PM
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According to this CNN article, the latest studies indicate that Earthlike planets may be rather common (they estimate up to 1/3rd of solar systems should have planets.

My background is physics and astronomy, so I am somewhat familiar with this, but I haven't much looked into this study. However, this again makes the fermi paradox leap into my mind.

Where in the heck is everybody, if planets are so common?!?!?!


I suppose this is only tangentially gaming related, in that all the sci-fi games postulate that thousands of star systems are inhabited. Anyways, I wanted to throw this out there, see what the opinions were.

Again, whre the heck is all the bug eyed monsters, green skinned hotties (Star Trek) and all the other alien races that should be out there?

Dave
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- Derek   Earthlike Planets May be Common....   Sep 8 2006, 04:39 PM
- - Backgammon   Well, I have no background whatsoever in any of th...   Sep 8 2006, 04:45 PM
- - Derek   Well, yes, and no. Even if by extremely unlikely,...   Sep 8 2006, 05:06 PM
- - craigpierce   QUOTE (Derek @ Sep 8 2006, 11:06 AM) So, agai...   Sep 8 2006, 05:19 PM
- - Firewall   QUOTE (craigpierce @ Sep 8 2006, 05:19 PM) th...   Sep 8 2006, 05:35 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   As for why we haven't seen aliens, I'd say...   Sep 8 2006, 05:41 PM
- - PBTHHHHT   We're actually located in a sanctuary zone of ...   Sep 8 2006, 05:46 PM
- - craigpierce   QUOTE (Firewall @ Sep 8 2006, 11:35 AM) QUOTE...   Sep 8 2006, 05:56 PM
- - Dale   I don't think any rational conversation about ...   Sep 8 2006, 08:19 PM
- - craigpierce   QUOTE (Dale) Anyhow, look at us as a species. We...   Sep 8 2006, 08:23 PM
- - Derek   Umm, let me see, my degree is in physics, so while...   Sep 8 2006, 11:09 PM
- - Derek   QUOTE (Moon-Hawk) As for why we haven't seen a...   Sep 8 2006, 11:11 PM
- - Ancient History   QUOTE (craigpierce) i could keep going, but i...   Sep 8 2006, 11:20 PM
- - eidolon   Speak for yourself. Halley's brought ETs to E...   Sep 9 2006, 12:56 AM
- - eidolon   Bah. Stupid router. Double post. Bah.   Sep 9 2006, 12:59 AM
- - Dranem   If you want to go along the fictional line of ...   Sep 9 2006, 09:10 AM
- - Backgammon   QUOTE (Derek) Well, yes, and no. Even if by extre...   Sep 11 2006, 04:54 PM
- - Frag-o Delux   The current estimation would have to be taken with...   Sep 11 2006, 09:45 PM
- - Derek   Yeah, Drake's equation is a good start, but ch...   Sep 11 2006, 11:57 PM
- - hyzmarca   Why is everybody? They're still living comfort...   Sep 12 2006, 03:09 AM
- - Backgammon   Frag: I have NO doubt there is TONS of life out th...   Sep 12 2006, 05:03 AM
- - Frag-o Delux   I have a feeling there is plenty of intelligent li...   Sep 12 2006, 06:18 AM
- - Derek   We've been broadcasting since the early 20th c...   Sep 14 2006, 06:52 PM
- - cybertrucker   Well Dave seeing as how we have freedom of speach ...   Sep 14 2006, 10:49 PM
- - Firewall   QUOTE (cybertrucker) Well Dave seeing as how we ha...   Sep 14 2006, 11:12 PM
- - Derek   QUOTE (cybertrucker) Well Dave seeing as how we ha...   Sep 15 2006, 02:54 AM
- - Dale   Well said Derek.   Sep 15 2006, 04:17 AM
- - cybertrucker   I did not bring up religion someone else did, and ...   Sep 15 2006, 04:56 AM
- - hyzmarca   QUOTE (Derek) However, even assuming that there is...   Sep 15 2006, 06:27 AM
- - Derek   QUOTE (cybertrucker) I did not bring up religion s...   Sep 15 2006, 03:28 PM
- - nezumi   To be fair, no one specified this discussion is on...   Sep 15 2006, 03:39 PM
- - Witness   Should have joined this one a while back- it's...   Sep 15 2006, 03:57 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   QUOTE (Witness) One thing I'd particularly lik...   Sep 15 2006, 04:13 PM
- - Witness   Not that I really care about winning him over (I...   Sep 15 2006, 04:23 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   Touche.   Sep 15 2006, 04:33 PM
- - Derek   QUOTE (nezumi @ Sep 15 2006, 09:39 AM) To be ...   Sep 15 2006, 05:54 PM
- - nezumi   QUOTE (Derek) QUOTE (nezumi @ Sep 15 2006, 09...   Sep 15 2006, 06:21 PM
- - grendel   Why is the assumption that if life exists elsewher...   Sep 15 2006, 06:41 PM
- - Lagomorph   While we've been broadcasting signals into spa...   Sep 15 2006, 06:45 PM
- - craigpierce   QUOTE (Derek) Umm, let me see, my degree is in phy...   Sep 15 2006, 07:31 PM
- - Firewall   QUOTE (nezumi) As for the latter, the only people ...   Sep 15 2006, 07:58 PM
- - nezumi   Firewall, my comments were aimed primarily at whoe...   Sep 15 2006, 08:25 PM
- - craigpierce   QUOTE (Firewall) What I object to is people who pu...   Sep 15 2006, 08:25 PM
- - Frag-o Delux   QUOTE (craigpierce) 1) someone comes up with a way...   Sep 15 2006, 08:51 PM
- - craigpierce   sorry - i didn't mean to explain myself so vag...   Sep 15 2006, 09:34 PM
- - Frag-o Delux   I dont think people would attack religion as much ...   Sep 15 2006, 10:20 PM
- - craigpierce   thanks frag-o. religion in this topic is now dead...   Sep 16 2006, 01:24 AM
- - Frag-o Delux   QUOTE (craigpierce) thanks frag-o. religion in th...   Sep 16 2006, 02:29 AM
- - Domino   You are cynical, too much Daily Show for you young...   Sep 16 2006, 05:12 AM
- - craigpierce   no no - i was being serious. thank you for the st...   Sep 16 2006, 03:14 PM
- - eidolon   QUOTE (craigpierce)oh, and i think that you're...   Sep 16 2006, 04:10 PM
- - Witness   QUOTE (craigpierce @ Sep 15 2006, 02:31 PM) a...   Sep 17 2006, 10:16 AM
- - Witness   QUOTE (grendel @ Sep 15 2006, 01:41 PM) Lastl...   Sep 17 2006, 11:22 AM


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