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Re: Problems with Christianity and Darwinism
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Fri, 19 Jan 2001 20:52:53 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jon Kozan writes:

Actually, the Drake Equation has nothing to do with the chance of life
evolving. It only has to do with the chance of communication with it
(another life) given that one assumes a factor for the chance that is does
evolve.

Okay, but it seems to me that life must evolve into existence before it
can be considered likely to communicate with us, so I still think the Drake
equation gives a useful model.  Especially since the number of intelligent
species must by definition be less than or equal to the total number of
species, so that we may infer a larger number of total species in the
universe than the Drake predicts us potentially to contact.

Life can't evolve. (or at least 1 in 10^50)

Once again, I ask that you provide a citation for that vanishingly small
number.  Otherwise, I assert with equal confidence that a Supreme Being
can't exist (or at least not an absolute Supreme Being).

   Dave!

I started a new thread to address this!
-Jon



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  Re: Problems with Christianity and Darwinism
 
(...) Aha! I see it now. Thanks for the heads-up; I'll check it out. Dave! (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Okay, but it seems to me that life must evolve into existence before it can be considered likely to communicate with us, so I still think the Drake equation gives a useful model. Especially since the number of intelligent species must by (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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