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Still, even finding non-intelligent alien life would make it much more likely that intelligent alien life exists somewhere. (Basically there are 2 probabilitie
by paol 16y ago
Still, even finding non-intelligent alien life would make it much more likely that intelligent alien life exists somewhere.
(Basically there are 2 probabilities we can't estimate now, other that they are != 0: the probability of life appearing on a given planet (P1), and the probability of intelligence evolving once life is present (P2). The probability of intelligent life then is P1 x P2)
- proexploit 16y agoFinding non-intelligent alien life would not make it more likely that intelligent alien life exists. It either exists or it doesn't. :)
- byoung2 16y agoI think he meant that finding non-intelligent alien life might make the possibility that there is also intelligent alien life more believable.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoThis is semantics. Finding non-intelligent alien life would raise our current estimate for the likelihood that intelligent non-human life exists. Is that better? :P
- proexploit 16y agoYes, much better, I was just having a little fun.