Is SETI Barking up the Wrong Tree?

[MoFunk]

http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_thursday_060720.html

Interesting little article

 

[BlackMountainCow]

The number of star systems we?ve carefully examined is only about a thousand. That?s a trifling sample compared with the several hundred billion suns that stud the Milky Way, and of little statistical significance. It?s comparable to initiating a quest for Americans who play the oboe, but considering the search meaningful after interrogating only two people.

That's a really good comparison!

Thx for the link MoFunk!

:beer:

 

[networkman]

Yeah, I like that comparison too - that's good.

 

[Assimilator1]

Originally posted by: BlackMountainCow

The number of star systems we?ve carefully examined is only about a thousand. That?s a trifling sample compared with the several hundred billion suns that stud the Milky Way, and of little statistical significance. It?s comparable to initiating a quest for Americans who play the oboe, but considering the search meaningful after interrogating only two people.

That's a really good comparison!

Thx for the link MoFunk!

:beer:

Yea a good re-buffle to the sceptics