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15. Our system has 3 plants in the;

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Mon Nov 4, 2013, 06:17 PM

Nov 2013

Goldilocks Zone!

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One in Five Stars Has Earth-sized Planet in Habitable Zone [View all] brooklynite Nov 2013 OP

good, because we've got to get out of this place maxsolomon Nov 2013 #1

Well, if the nearest possible inhabitable planet is only 12 light years away.. olddad56 Nov 2013 #5

I sure as hell don't wish that on the inhabitants of other worlds. Crunchy Frog Nov 2013 #12

Our sun will eventually go supernova maxsolomon Nov 2013 #39

Never gonna happen. Besides, if we wreck this place, we don't deserve a second chance. arcane1 Nov 2013 #28

If ? olddad56 Nov 2013 #34

Indeed! arcane1 Nov 2013 #48

"...we don't deserve a second chance." ??? Peace Patriot Nov 2013 #50

I'm an atheist, I don't need you to tell me the old testament is fiction. arcane1 Nov 2013 #54

You say you're an atheist yet you doom humanity... Peace Patriot Nov 2013 #60

What an absurd statement. I'm not dooming anyone, nor am I capable of doing so. arcane1 Nov 2013 #61

Sorry, each dominant species only gets one planet to destroy. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #58

wonder how much longer Earth will be habitable. olddad56 Nov 2013 #2

At the rate corporations are despoiling the environment for financial gain, aided and abetted by indepat Nov 2013 #13

About another billion years or so... Humanist_Activist Nov 2013 #19

"Only 12 light years away" jberryhill Nov 2013 #3

So where is everybody? bananas Nov 2013 #4

No, I think many of the tea partiers might be from another planet. olddad56 Nov 2013 #8

Just because they're in the habitable zone doesn't mean they're habitable. OnlinePoker Nov 2013 #11

Yep. "Habitable" has a different meaning for scientists than for "normal people". Xithras Nov 2013 #57

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Worried That Humans Are Too Stupid For Aliens progressoid Nov 2013 #14

I tend to think that is the problem .. It would be nice if they could help us out.. we need it. YOHABLO Nov 2013 #21

The opposite is also possible Scootaloo Nov 2013 #29

Indeed, our combination of intelligence, curiosity, and tool innovation are probably quite rare. arcane1 Nov 2013 #30

They moved out when we moved in... penultimate Nov 2013 #16

Depends on what you mean by everybody.... paleotn Nov 2013 #23

That's the Fermi Paradox Prophet 451 Nov 2013 #24

My closure of the Fermi Paradox is quite simple. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #32

It's a good solution Prophet 451 Nov 2013 #33

This is a great and fascinating post, but the Mediocrity Principle sounds like bullshit to me. arcane1 Nov 2013 #36

"it was a giant leap from "intelligent" life to industrial civilization" GliderGuider Nov 2013 #37

You made the leap, right there in your reply. arcane1 Nov 2013 #38

Intelligence is necessary but not sufficient. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #40

Where did this free energy come from? arcane1 Nov 2013 #41

Well, it comes from the sun. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #43

I have a feeling we agree more than we disagree. arcane1 Nov 2013 #45

Yes, I suspect so too! GliderGuider Nov 2013 #46

A toast, to whatever processes resulted in our good fortune to be here discussing said processes! arcane1 Nov 2013 #47

It wouldn't take much of a change for hydropower to have been the dominant power source muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #51

There is no intelligent life on those planets, just like Earth. hunter Nov 2013 #62

I hope so Politicalboi Nov 2013 #31

Fermi's paradox. n/t Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #56

They may already have life but not as we know it dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #6

we still have life, but not as we knew it before 2000. olddad56 Nov 2013 #9

I'd go back as far as 1980 and the "election" of Ronald Reagan. YOHABLO Nov 2013 #22

And no one calls.. denbot Nov 2013 #7

Would you call dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #10

Our system has 3 plants in the; greiner3 Nov 2013 #15

It's kind of a blurry definition. longship Nov 2013 #20

If any within a few dozen light years have modern life on them seveneyes Nov 2013 #17

If their technology level was much higher than ours they may use a different method ... spin Nov 2013 #25

One more data point in the Drake equation. longship Nov 2013 #18

Yes, Indeed ... Stuart G Nov 2013 #26

Do you suppose any have a population hell bent on self destruction. liberal N proud Nov 2013 #27

Hope there is intellegent life on one of them..... Rebellious Republican Nov 2013 #35

interesting gopiscrap Nov 2013 #42

20% percent of SUN-LIKE stars. Ash_F Nov 2013 #44

My favorite TV show said it all Rosco T. Nov 2013 #49

So maybe we CAN Cruise to the Galactic Federation on a DC 8. Kablooie Nov 2013 #52

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #53

god is one busy motherfucker! snooper2 Nov 2013 #55

But ... but ... Earth is the center of the universe and mankind is the sole focus of The Deity! Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #59