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For those not familiar with Frank Drake and his now famous "Drake equation" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation
It's been 60 years now since this idea was first formulated, and whilst the equation itself contains a couple of parameters that are essentially unknown and basically impossible to quantify with current Science, my own personal belief is that the equation is a bit of a red herring and, really, isn't worth the paper Drake wrote it on.
That being said, I know that a lot of UFO-enthusiasts worship Drake and feel that his publishing of the paper containing this equation started off a semi-serious conversation amongst scientists about the possibility of extra-terrestrial life... what are your thoughts?
It's been 60 years now since this idea was first formulated, and whilst the equation itself contains a couple of parameters that are essentially unknown and basically impossible to quantify with current Science, my own personal belief is that the equation is a bit of a red herring and, really, isn't worth the paper Drake wrote it on.
That being said, I know that a lot of UFO-enthusiasts worship Drake and feel that his publishing of the paper containing this equation started off a semi-serious conversation amongst scientists about the possibility of extra-terrestrial life... what are your thoughts?
