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Old 10-02-2011, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by mswhin63 View Post
Drake equation springs to mind. Although is said to be more specific to advanced life.

For SETI, I think the number of worlds they anticipated is much higher than they even forecast, but at least they have something to point to specifically.
The parameters of the Drake equation are speculative and frequently disputed, (for the same reasons .. no data).

All they can point to is the equation itself .. which really doesn't mean anything without measured parameters.

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