andrel wrote:
> On 30-3-2010 18:11, Darren New wrote:
>> andrel wrote:
>>>> How about the fact that the stars of the universe are all red-shifted
>>>> the farther they get from *us*?  Or the fact that we seem to be the
>>>> only creatures in the entire *universe* that broadcast radio signals?
>>>
>>> For the latter see the Drake equation.
>> 
>> I'm familiar with it. What about it?
> 
> All we know that there are no radio signals broadcasted from a place
> exactly the right time ago to be just reaching us now, send towards us,
> and in a format that we recognize. Which is quite a long way away from a
> conclusion that no signals are send at all.

I keep wondering... Is humanity *constantly* broadcasting radio signals in a 
simple format to nearby solar systems? What if aliens have a program exactly 
like SETI@Home, trying to find intelligence in noise from received radio 
signals, but neither party is sending anything?

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