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Re:60 years later, is it time to update the Drake equation? by kelnos on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @01:52PM (#27198421)
You absolutely can talk about probabilities, and it's an interesting thought experiment. You just can't -- yet -- plug in meaningful numbers derived from experimental data.
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Re:60 years later, is it time to update the Drake equation? by Grustaf on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @04:16PM (#27200436)
Yet? How could you ever hope to be able to say anything about the last five factors until you find another civilisation? By which time you have the answer anyway.
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