Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: I didn't protest any math. I used it. You've used unfounded mockery thus far. Neither did I protest the math. Just the inevitability of thinking my charm could outwit both the mathematical certainties and the previous generation’s reaction to my underachieving. By the way, do you ever smile? ? * ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 On 2/21/2015 at 1:10 PM, 4merper4mer said: I can explain this better I think. Supposedly the universe has a staggering amount of intelligent life. Too high a number to comprehend.... The universe has been around for billions of years......too high a number to comprehend...... So innumerable societies have developed for what is a near infinity and plausibly developed countless methods of exploration and communication......by sheer number alone some would seek out any life it could find....some would hide and some would do something in between. Out of all the explorer types out there....still a number too high to comprehend.....we have confirmed contact exactly zero times....and they have had billions of years to send their messages, probes, ships or morse code. So how much more time is needed? Infinity plus one? How many more planets have to be discovered to extrapolate the supposed quantity of societies? How much more need be known about the universe? None. Because the math has already been done. There is nothing and nobody out there trying to communicate which essentially means there is nothing and nobody out there....period. Understand now? It's just math. ? Is this the "math" you are referring to? (from page 19 btw) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Hedge said: ? Is this the "math" you are referring to? (from page 19 btw) now you know why I did not go in search of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, Foxx said: now you know why I did not go in search of it. Pretty much the same math I used: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 26 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: Pretty much the same math I used: lol, did you even listen to what he said? his very first sentence... "well, we can't rule out that they may be out there..." did you block that out or just ignore it completely? he later goes on to say that they can't be ruled out completely. the rest of the, 'maths' are purely suppositions based upon..... conjecture. i am truly sorry but this is not maths, though you may want it to be. i generally like what Kurzweil has to say but again, this is not maths. wow. i'll leave you be to continue along in your stupor. best wishes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Was it Woody Allen who said that some inter-galactic alien civilizations might be as much as 20 seconds more advanced than us? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Foxx said: lol, did you even listen to what he said? his very first sentence... "well, we can't rule out that they may be out there..." did you block that out or just ignore it completely? he later goes on to say that they can't be ruled out completely. the rest of the, 'maths' are purely suppositions based upon..... conjecture. i am truly sorry but this is not maths, though you may want it to be. i generally like what Kurzweil has to say but again, this is not maths. wow. i'll leave you be to continue along in your stupor. best wishes. You are a true believer. Of course things can't totally be ruled out but to say what he used wasn't math is simply denial. The overall point is we are never going to find them because we haven't already. And you left out the part where Kurzweil in fact thinks we're alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: Shirley. Redefining intelligent is a desperation heave. We're talking about being intelligent enough to send signals into space. Whales or Dolphins don't cut it and Canadians count as human. It's not closed minded. It's math. You rmath is b.s Show me this math you speak of, I went back and looked and only saw your post of "any update on this", and your non sense saying "it's math". Only thing I saw and a bunch of other people debating your silliness. How bout it's not proven because it's science. See how that works. The "math"you speak of doen't prove *****. Get over it. 26 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: You are a true believer. Of course things can't totally be ruled out but to say what he used wasn't math is simply denial. The overall point is we are never going to find them because we haven't already. And you left out the part where Kurzweil in fact thinks we're alone. Wow, you don't know *****, nor do I on whether or not there's intelligent life out there.Your really making yourself look kinda silly here. It's quite comical. Edited July 6, 2019 by Patrick_Duffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, 4merper4mer said: Pretty much the same math I used: Lol, just lol. 39 minutes ago, Foxx said: lol, did you even listen to what he said? his very first sentence... "well, we can't rule out that they may be out there..." did you block that out or just ignore it completely? he later goes on to say that they can't be ruled out completely. the rest of the, 'maths' are purely suppositions based upon..... conjecture. i am truly sorry but this is not maths, though you may want it to be. i generally like what Kurzweil has to say but again, this is not maths. wow. i'll leave you be to continue along in your stupor. best wishes. Lol, no he didn't. Guy is something else, Edited July 6, 2019 by Patrick_Duffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Keep believing Trekkies. But ignore that Spock dude who stresses logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 52 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: You are a true believer. Of course things can't totally be ruled out but to say what he used wasn't math is simply denial. The overall point is we are never going to find them because we haven't already. And you left out the part where Kurzweil in fact thinks we're alone. umm. no. again, do you just miss the obvious? because i proved your maths wrong, that makes me a true believer? i have never seen an alien, so i can not say for certain that they exist. however, a negative does not prove, nor disprove a positive (and that is verifiable math, look it up). as such, i reside myself to the possibility that they exist. taking simple maths (again, verifiable), the odds of an intelligent life form from another planet existing, is off the charts. in just our galaxy alone, we have about, 200 billion suns. taking data from the Keplar Observatory, in 2013 it was determined that there could be 40 million planets orbiting in what is considered a 'habitable zone'. if only a minuscule percentage of them developed life and if only a minuscule percentage of those developed intelligent life and if only a minuscule percentage of those developed opposable thumbs, well... there would still be literally thousands of chances. now take those numbers and reduce them even further and consider how many galaxies there are in the known universe and you should come away with astronomical chances. not wanting to blow your mind completely here but there is another item to consider that @K-9 brought up. what if some aliens exist 20 seconds into the future? you would not know they were there because you can't barely sense the next moment. we won't even get into frequencies. you can choose to believe whatever you like, i certainly won't stop you. however, please don't try to stop me in my beliefs that there exists something more than myself. i don't believe the Earth is flat, nor do i believe we have even yet begun to understand that we have not even seen the tip of the iceberg yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 49 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said: You rmath is b.s Show me this math you speak of, I went back and looked and only saw your post of "any update on this", and your non sense saying "it's math". Only thing I saw and a bunch of other people debating your silliness. So think back to high school physics. f=ma. Force equals mass times acceleration But that only works in a vacuum. After the basic principle is taught, students are taught to factor in a coefficient for friction, wind resistance, electrical resistance in a conductor, etc Your mathematical philosophy has neglected one of the most crucial factors of our modern world... The Troll factor 57 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said: Your really making yourself look kinda silly here. You sure about that hoss? ? 57 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said: It's quite comical. Yeah, it has been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 2 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: Whether exhilarating or disappointing, the results of logic are always instructive. Try using it and listening to it some time soon. It’s my logic to be illogical. (Thank you, Stephen Kandel and David Gerrold.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 7 minutes ago, Foxx said: umm. no. again, do you just miss the obvious? because i proved your maths wrong, that makes me a true believer? i have never seen an alien, so i can not say for certain that they exist. however, a negative does not prove, nor disprove a positive (and that is verifiable math, look it up). as such, i reside myself to the possibility that they exist. taking simple maths (again, verifiable), the odds of an intelligent life form from another planet existing, is off the charts. in just our galaxy alone, we have about, 200 billion suns. taking data from the Keplar Observatory, in 2013 it was determined that there could be 40 million planets orbiting in what is considered a 'habitable zone'. if only a minuscule percentage of them developed life and if only a minuscule percentage of those developed intelligent life and if only a minuscule percentage of those developed opposable thumbs, well... there would still be literally thousands of chances. now take those numbers and reduce them even further and consider how many galaxies there are in the known universe and you should come away with astronomical chances. not wanting to blow your mind completely here but there is another item to consider that @K-9 brought up. what if some aliens exist 20 seconds into the future? you would not know they were there because you can't barely sense the next moment. we won't even get into frequencies. you can choose to believe whatever you like, i certainly won't stop you. however, please don't try to stop me in my beliefs that there exists something more than myself. i don't believe the Earth is flat, nor do i believe we have even yet begun to understand that we have not even seen the tip of the iceberg yet. You need to keep reading the earlier parts of this thread because you are using sitcom math to make your point when in reality it refutes your point. How many planets have been found in the habitable zones that do not have at least one giant disqualifier for being truly earth like? That number is zero. What is zero times 100 baziliondy trillion? You are correct that there are likely vastly more which are undiscovered. Establishing the rarity of Earth is currently an impossible task but something called the rare Earth hypothesis explains that the rarity of Earth is very likely a mirror image to the enormity of the number of planets out there. Couple that with the complete lack of any detected signal, add a pinch of Occum's Shaver and you have a recipe for the most likely reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 23 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: You need to keep reading the earlier parts of this thread because you are using sitcom math to make your point when in reality it refutes your point. How many planets have been found in the habitable zones that do not have at least one giant disqualifier for being truly earth like? That number is zero. What is zero times 100 baziliondy trillion? You are correct that there are likely vastly more which are undiscovered. Establishing the rarity of Earth is currently an impossible task but something called the rare Earth hypothesis explains that the rarity of Earth is very likely a mirror image to the enormity of the number of planets out there. Couple that with the complete lack of any detected signal, add a pinch of Occum's Shaver and you have a recipe for the most likely reality. sure. nothing to see here. carry on wayward son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 19 minutes ago, Foxx said: sure. nothing to see here. carry on wayward son. Keep that mind closed and keep focusing on denominators and ignoring numerators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: Keep that mind closed and keep focusing on denominators and ignoring numerators. lol. said the pot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Foxx said: lol. said the pot.... I acknowledge all parts of the equation, not just the ones that fit my "belief". Edited July 6, 2019 by 4merper4mer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 22 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: I acknowledge all parts of the equation, not just the ones that fit my "belief". ahh but you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Foxx said: not wanting to blow your mind completely here but there is another item to consider that @K-9 brought up. what if some aliens exist 20 seconds into the future? you would not know they were there because you can't barely sense the next moment. we won't even get into frequencies. I should probably clarify that I didn’t mean it in that context but in the context of them being 20 seconds more advanced technologically. When we consider the space time continuum, 20 seconds can be an eternity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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