Philosophy
I never gave this a thought. I just assumed [wrong] that just about everyone was interested in this issue.
Abstract:
Surprisingly, the question "Is there Life in the Universe outside Earth?" has been raised, in rational terms, almost only in the western literature throughout the ages. In a first part I justify this statement. Then I try to develop an explanation of this fact by analyzing the different aspects of the notion of "decentration".
"The Extraterrestrial Life debate in different cultures" by Jean Schneider
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- Radio Transmissions Into Space And Alien Life
Abstract... Deliberate and unintentional radio transmissions from Earth propagate into space. These transmissions could be detected by extraterrestrial watchers over interstellar distances. Here, we analyze the harms and benefits of deliberate and unintentional...
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Philosophy
Non-Western interest in extraterrestrial life
I never gave this a thought. I just assumed [wrong] that just about everyone was interested in this issue.
Abstract:
Surprisingly, the question "Is there Life in the Universe outside Earth?" has been raised, in rational terms, almost only in the western literature throughout the ages. In a first part I justify this statement. Then I try to develop an explanation of this fact by analyzing the different aspects of the notion of "decentration".
"The Extraterrestrial Life debate in different cultures" by Jean Schneider
- Extraterrestrial Intelligence...contact Jittters
"Are We Ready for Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence?" May 6Tth, 2014 astrobilology web The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project is an initiative that began in the 70s with funding from NASA, but that has evolved towards...
- Science, Religion, Aliens...new Book Review
"Science, religion and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence" by David Wilkinson February 6th, 2014 Chemistry World Imagine we woke up tomorrow to news that there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. What would be the implications?...
- Radio Transmissions Into Space And Alien Life
Abstract... Deliberate and unintentional radio transmissions from Earth propagate into space. These transmissions could be detected by extraterrestrial watchers over interstellar distances. Here, we analyze the harms and benefits of deliberate and unintentional...
- All Cats Are Green...alien Encounters In 20 Years
All cats are green makes just as much sense and as relevant as... "Alien encounters 'within twenty years'" A top Russian astronomer say he expects humans to encounter extraterrestrial civilisations within the next two decades June 27th, 2011...
- Glycine, Propanol, Propenal, Etc....life Forming Chemicals In Space
Glycine "Comet Contains One of Life’s Precursors" by Hadley Leggett August 17th, 2009 Wired Scientists have discovered the amino acid glycine, a critical component of all living things, hiding in samples from the comet Wild 2. It's the first...