Thanks for all the feedback, guys. Anyone interested in this subject matter, the Fermi Paradox, should read Webb’s book. Or, If you have any interests at all in Science/Physics/Astrophysics AND Science Fiction, you will probably find his book totally engaging! I can almost guarantee that it will stretch your mind!!
Cheers, Roger > On Nov 2, 2015, at 4:41 PM, Colin Holgate <colinholg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > “was anybody out there” is still an interesting thing to know. > > >> On Nov 2, 2015, at 7:34 PM, Bob Sneidar <bobsnei...@iotecdigital.com> wrote: >> >> That is very interesting. It appears that if we ever receive radio >> transmissions from deep space, it is highly unlikly that the civilization >> that created them still exist. The times it took to get here are so vast >> it's questionable that any life existed on the earth when the signals began >> their long trek across the vastness of space. >> >> If we could answer the question, "Is anybody out there?" affirmatively and >> send it back on its way, in a few million years they might get the reply, >> and in another few million years we might get back an answer, "Oh... right. >> Sorry, we figured it out already." >> >> Which begs the question... Why? Why listen at all? What could we hope to >> gain? If we ask a question we will never get an answer in anything like a >> timely manner and it is extremely doubtful anyone would be listening when it >> arrives. >> >> It's because people are incapable of grasping the immensity of space that >> they can entertain the notion that we could communicate with anyone "out >> there" even if we could understand them and they us. So I ask again, why? >> >> Bob S >> >> >> On Nov 2, 2015, at 16:22 , Richard Gaskin >> <ambassa...@fourthworld.com<mailto:ambassa...@fourthworld.com>> wrote: >> >> Roger Guay wrote: >> I am very pleased to announce that my LiveCode app, >> AlienCivilizationDetection was reviewed by Stephen Webb, the author of “If >> The Universe Is Teeming with Aliens … Where Is Everybody?” here: >> >> http://stephenwebb.info/fermi-paradox/a-seti-simulation/ >> <http://stephenwebb.info/fermi-paradox/a-seti-simulation/> >> >> Needless to say, many of you on this list deserve the credit, and I thank >> you for all the help! >> >> Super cool, Roger - congrats. >> >> And thanks for posting the LC stack. >> >> -- >> Richard Gaskin >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
