Thoughts Contrary to SETI Optimism

[Bill_Thompson]

"Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without a rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they call faith, takes the helm of reason, and the mind becomes a wreck." - Thomas Jefferson

"Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth, more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man" - Bertrand Russell

"Sit down before fact like a little child, and be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing." - T. H. Huxley

[Bandit]

Meanwhile in central Africa, the bonobo anal onslaught continues unabated...

[Superluminal]

uhhhhh, what pray tell does this have to do with SETI?

[Dragon Star]

uhhhhh, what pray tell does this have to do with SETI?

You talking to Bill or Bandit? Kinda goes for both. :P

[Superluminal]

Aliens are perhaps onslaughting bonobo anus's looking for evidence of intelligent life.

[Bandit]

uhhhhh, what pray tell does this have to do with SETI?

heh .. nothing. :D Neither does Thomas Jefferson, Bertrand Russell, or T. H. Huxley which is the point of my tongue in cheek post. :wink:

Regarding SETI, I support it although I'm not optimistic that it'll detect anything.

[Dragon Star]

uhhhhh, what pray tell does this have to do with SETI?

heh .. nothing. :D Neither does Thomas Jefferson, Bertrand Russell, or T. H. Huxley which is the point of my tongue in cheek post. :wink:

Regarding SETI, I support it although I'm not optimistic that it'll detect anything.

That's my position. :)

[Superluminal]

My concern is: What if aliens come to Earth, and out of all the billions of people, they pick-up BT, probe him and find all his ass pennies? What will they conclude about intelligent life here?

[Dragon Star]

We really are made of money?

[Enzo]

Bill already claimed and repeatedly defended his claim that there was no intelligent life on earth. Humanity ti it seems unintelligent because ut has nuclear weapons or some such. If ET snatches BT and probes him, they will simply agree with his claims.

[azazul]

"Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without a rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they call faith, takes the helm of reason, and the mind becomes a wreck." - Thomas Jefferson

"Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth, more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man" - Bertrand Russell

"Sit down before fact like a little child, and be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing." - T. H. Huxley

Okay, you win, this proves there are no aliens. Happy?

[Lance]

That third one is contrary to his point anyway...

[Bill_Thompson]

Beam me up, Scotty. There is no sign of intelligence life here.

[Dragon Star]

Beam me up, Scotty. There is no sign of intelligence life here.

You're tellin' me.

[umop ap!sdn]

I've actually been waiting for the chance to use this one:

[Arneb]

If any one wants to know what this kind of OP is meant to o degrade into, stand the pain and have a look at this andthis thread over at BAUT. The second thread is where Bill got his well-deserved banning at last; the pattern is well-known: Make a flat statement, tell everyone, animal-fashion, that disagreeing with you is a sure sign of cretinism and carry your troll from there.

I am sure everyone here is in it for the fun.

[Lance]

I don't think anyone here takes Bill's anti-SETI / anti-Science comments seriously anymore.

[Dragon Star]

I don't think anyone here takes Bill's anti-SETI / anti-Science comments seriously anymore.

Does anyone take Bill serious...period?