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Originally Posted by yusufcam
i thought the comment in the wiki article about the drake equation (by Drake himself), that it was just a way to "organize our ignorance" was as apt if not more so, (and funny to boot) as anything else being said on the topic.
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That is spot on...the fact that despite knowing how ignorant they really are, they have a hide to then come out and make "grand" pronouncements on what is reality is nothing more than a massive case of hubris, academic or otherwise.
It's like saying "We don't really know what's going on here, but hey, we're the experts on this and you better listen to us because we know the answers".