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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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17. The things we debate... it's all good fun...

Sat May 4, 2019, 02:48 PM

May 2019

But for now:

0) We are alone
1) In the future we may not be alone

Sorry to go all binary on the chat!

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Dissolving the Fermi Paradox [View all] CloudWatcher Jul 2018 OP

You have to look at this the mathematical way: DetlefK Aug 2018 #5

with only one sample... uriel1972 Aug 2018 #6

Not with frequentist probabilities. But with bayesian probabilities. DetlefK Aug 2018 #8

there are limits qazplm135 Jan 2019 #13

We cannot get the exact number, but we can estimate it. DetlefK Jan 2019 #15

That's the point qazplm135 Jan 2019 #16

How do we know we haven't already encountered alien life? cyclonefence Jul 2018 #2

We are no longer bound by our mere senses... uriel1972 Aug 2018 #7

My son the astronomer recently told me that PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2018 #3

certainly possible qazplm135 Jan 2019 #14

The assumption of advancement is a regrettable... uriel1972 Sep 2018 #11

I think we must always differentiate edhopper Sep 2018 #9

I'm more than happy to allow for the existence... uriel1972 Sep 2018 #10

We know that there are millions of Earth like planets edhopper Sep 2018 #12

The things we debate... it's all good fun... JustFiveMoreMinutes May 2019 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2019 #19

The key here is technological civilization edhopper May 2019 #18

We also have to consider the possibility that: Disaffected Jul 2019 #20