[Rockhounds] Number of contactable alien civilisations estimated at 36

[J Bryan Kramer]

And here is a guest theoretical physicist's opinion:

>
> Last night, I received a press release with a highly provocative title,
New Calculations Hint There Could Be at Least 36 Alien Civilisations in Our
GalaxyExcellent. So science has now determined that there's not just a
single ET in the Milky Way but at least 36 of them. We could call them
JanuaryA... up to DecemberC. ;-) But is the statement true? And is it
scientifically justified? The answer to the first question is "probably
not", the answer to the latter question is "certainly not". And the
precision with which these people claim to have calculated "the number of
ET civilizations" (36) is truly laughable. Even children must be able to
see that it's just nonsense. These day, I find it obvious that this
"discipline" – whose mandatory conclusion "we are surrounded by many ETs" –
is a canonical example (and possibly the ultimate cradle) of the postmodern
pseudoscience.

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https://motls.blogspot.com/2020/06/zero-is-still-most-likely-number-of-ets.html
>
Motl is a Czech physicist with strong opinions that I agree with sometimes.

BK


“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by
one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.”
Edmund Burke

J Bryan Krämer       North Florida, USA
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On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 3:56 PM J Bryan Kramer <codeburner at gmail.com> wrote:

> [Axel] Now you're discarding all forms of intelligence that aren't human.
>>
>
> So Flipper is a math wiz? As I said let's see him do some advanced math
> proofs. Personally I do not believe any of these animal ability reports.
> The authors all have a strong profit motive to inflate whatever minor
> discoveries that they THINK that they have made.
>
> BK
>
> “When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by
> one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.”
> Edmund Burke
>
> J Bryan Krämer       North Florida, USA
> photos at: http://pbase.com/photoburner
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:22 AM Axel Emmermann <axel.emmermann at telenet.be>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Something like 60 to 80% of psychological articles cannot be reproduced.
>> And then there is the profit motive on the part of researchers, need more
>> grants. So when I see a dolphin expound on the fundamental law of Calculus
>> then I'll consider it to be sentient.
>>
>> [Axel] Now you're discarding all forms of intelligence that aren't human.
>> https://www.seeker.com/dolphins-may-be-math-geniuses-1765864308.html
>>
>> https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/canine-corner/201103/do-dogs-know-mathematics
>>
>>
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