-=> Quoting Laurie Appleton to Roger Nelson <=-
 LA> In other words we have no effective evidence at all at
 LA> present, and significant amounts of failures of our
 LA> expectations in a number of other respects, like the Moon,
 LA> Mars, and Venus, to say nothing of the SETI project and
 LA> other expectations, further away.
 LA> So in the present state of our knowledge and evidence the
 LA> most logical conclusing is that "We are alone"!
   Not quite. The logical conclusion is "The evidence we now have
suggests that we are alone. However, there are many options still to
be explored, and the balance of the evidence may change."
   There's a subtle difference here that many people have trouble
appreciating.
 LA> I doubt if anything further has been found since a
 LA> recognised scientist wrote in 1985 that;
   Still leaning on others to argue for you? :)
Paul
... The Illuminati aren't out to get you.        What was your name again?
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