On the other hand or admiration for the different forms of life on this "old" earth is still growing.
perhaps it's hard to admit and even harder to understand, but
With foolhardiness we keep searching the universe for evidence of life.
The only thing we discover is 'more space".
How things developed
By discovering millions of stars every year, the idea got a hold on us that if there are so may stars out there, there'll have to be even more planets. And if there are so may planets at least on some of them there must be some kind of life.
As always if there's problem, mathematics was brought in to prove this way of thinking:
In the sixties the formula of Drake, or Drake equation, was presented
N | The number of possible communicative civilizations in our galaxy (The Milky Way) | ± 10.000 | ± 0.8 |
R* | Rate of star formation: Number of stars that are created in our galaxy each year | ± 5 | ± 2 |
fp | Th fraction of stars that have planets | ± 20% | ± 10% |
ne | The number of planets, per star, with an environment suitable for life | ± 1 | ± 1 |
fl | The fraction of suitable planets on which life actually appears | ± 100% | ± 10% |
fi | The fraction of life bearing planets on which intelligent life emerges. | ± 100% | ± 20% |
fc | The fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existence into space | ± 100% | ± 20% |
L | The length of time (years) such civilizations release detectable signals into space | ± 10.000 | ± 1000 |
As you may notice, assuming different values makes a great difference in estimating the number of intelligent civilizations !
Use the Kosmoi Drake calculator or the Life beyond Earth calculator to define your own estimate of intelligent civilizations in our galaxy.
The Fermi Paradox
The Fermi paradox is a paradox proposed by physicist Enrico Fermi that questions the possibilities of finding intelligent extraterrestrial life.
Fermi states
Occam's Razor additionally states that:
We are alone"
Conclusion:
Let's enjoy that we live in true paradise in this universe. It's not outthere !
So why waste this dream and short lifetime we've been given by making war.
Enjoy life, enjoy paradise.
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