It's Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010, so What the Heck?

[zapcosongs]

This article is not from some nutjob lunatic web site. It's from Reuters. I'm not a "believer" but I try to keep an open mind. I'm wondering what you all make of this:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS1669 ... RN20100915

- ed

[sirmyghin]

Seems a tad odd, can't say I buy it. I am plenty selfish enough to assume we are alone. Then I am also reasonable enough to think even if we weren't, in an infinite galaxy, the odds create this solution as entirely impossible. I do not believe faster than light travel is possible. Mostly as we have mass and stuff.

[zapcosongs]

If you lived twenty billion years though, it sort of expands the realm of possibilities, No? - ed

[zapcosongs]

BTW, nobody is saying the galaxy is "infinite." Ours (like all others, as far as I know) is pretty darn finite.

Also, I fail to detect any "solution" in the news bit offered here. Only a possibility or three... - ed

[sirmyghin]

Sorry, Infinite universe.

I suppose if I lived 20 billion years I might not have the zest for life left that keeping 'lessers' on their toes and screwing with them might be fun

[replyman]

I've been to the end of the universe and it looks more like a truck stop restroom...

[zapcosongs]

Hey sirmyghin - It's pretty obvious when I've blown by my two drink limit, eh?
In no way are you a "lesser" - unless of course you know fewer than the nine chords I know.... ;+) - ed

[sirmyghin]

Hey sirmyghin - It's pretty obvious when I've blown by my two drink limit, eh?
In no way are you a "lesser" - unless of course you know fewer than the nine chords I know.... ;+) - ed

No no Ed, I meant Lesser as in Humans to extra terrestrials that could make it to our planet and managed to find it in the first place, should they exist. If I were in the situation, I would definitely mess with the locals.

Two drink limit eh? I'll drink to that

[zapcosongs]

Let's make it three or thereabouts!