Re: Distant planet judged possibly habitable

Rand Simberg wrote:
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:40:40 +1000, in a place far, far away, Sylvia
Else <sylvia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> made the phosphor on my monitor glow
in such a way as to indicate that:

Let's see, 20 light-years away... that'll be within reach of our probes within the century, I'd guess. Can't wait to see what they turn up.
Seems to me that no credible probe could deliver results within a human lifetime of its launch. I cannot see any government being willing to fund such an enterprise even if it became technically feasible.

Also note that there have been other projects, such as cathedrals,
that took more than a human lifetime to complete.

Ah, yes - religious motives.

Perhaps we need to start a religion focused on going to other planets to find extra-terrestrial life.

Sylvia.



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