Open Letter to Neil deGrasse Tyson: SETI as you like it?

Constellations-in-the-night-skyShould we be looking for intentional EM signals?

The SETI program represents an unquenchable desire we humans have in learning more about who we are within the grand scheme of things. However, the fundamental arguments supporting the search for stray signals as an indicator of cosmic life are counterintuitive. To go one step further and redefine this need as a search for intentional EM signals is a galactic blunder. Continue reading

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