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dblEagle Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 136 Credit: 45,641 RAC: 0 |
1. If we happen to come accross an intelligent signal it would be millions of years old. 2. If that were the case there should be a steady stream of signals in that same direction. 3. If we sent out a signal it would be millions of years before it arrived at it's destination. 4. According to the scientist ower sun will eventually distroy this planet. 5. Would we recieve an answer before that happened? 6. Would there ever be a way to communicate in real time? |
Captain Avatar Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 15133 Credit: 529,088 RAC: 0 |
<blockquote>1. If we happen to come accross an intelligent signal it would be millions of years old. 2. If that were the case there should be a steady stream of signals in that same direction. 3. If we sent out a signal it would be millions of years before it arrived at it's destination. 4. According to the scientist ower sun will eventually distroy this planet. 5. Would we recieve an answer before that happened? 6. Would there ever be a way to communicate in real time? </blockquote> RE: 1. How do you know it would be that old? Maybe there is a civilization that just developed the technologies to send that signal in a way we haven't though of yet..... 2. Not necessarily, They could be just swinging the dish in the opposite direction... 3. Maybe Einstein had an Idea or too about that (E@H) Time (Pun) will tell! 4. I Billion years from now? 5. In a Billion Years Maybe so..... 6. Yup again, Einstein has a few points to ponder..... |
MattDavis Send message Joined: 11 Nov 99 Posts: 919 Credit: 934,161 RAC: 0 |
You could read "Contact" by Carl Sagan 8) ----- |
dblEagle Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 136 Credit: 45,641 RAC: 0 |
Just wandering. Carl Sagan's ideas seemed a little far fetched. Einstein's ideas were more real to me, until you come to quantum phisics and string theory. It's all a mystery to me. |
Captain Avatar Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 15133 Credit: 529,088 RAC: 0 |
<blockquote>Just wandering. Carl Sagan's ideas seemed a little far fetched. Einstein's ideas were more real to me, until you come to quantum phisics and string theory. It's all a mystery to me.</blockquote> DblEagle, Your Questions have been asked "Billions and Billions" of Times and there have been "Billions and Billions" of Answers...... Do we stop Asking, Serching, Discovering? Naw... Most of our Technologies have been developed because we ask the questions..... I quess that is why we are Human......... |
Siran d'Vel'nahr Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238 |
<blockquote>Just wandering. Hey, who you calling Human, Human? >;-) CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath |
Byron Leigh Hatch @ team Carl Sagan Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 4548 Credit: 35,667,570 RAC: 4 |
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