It’s a simple probabilistic argument: P(other alien civilizations exist | we exist) > P(other alien civilizations exist | we do not exist). Our existence is sta

It’s a simple probabilistic argument: P(other alien civilizations exist | we exist) > P(other alien civilizations exist | we do not exist). Our existence is statistical evidence in favor of other civilizations existing elsewhere. Similarly, the fact that we observed planets in our solar system should have increased our belief that other planets exist elsewhere. Then again, Giordano Bruno (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno) was burned at the stake for pointing this out. To be honest, the dominant source of nonsense around here is sneering comments that contribute absolutely nothing to thoughtful conversation.