“If this is the only planet on which not only life, but intelligent life, has arisen, that would be very unusual.” IfsWould BePlanetsIntelligentUnusualIntelligent Life Author:Seth Shostak
“The split between religion and science is relatively new. Isaac Newton, who first worked out the laws by which gravity held the planets and even the stars in their traces, was sufficiently impressed by the scale and regularity of the universe to ascribe it all to God.” FirstsLawUniverseStarsPlanetsScalesGravitySplitsImpressedScience And ReligionNewtonRegularityIsaac Author:Seth Shostak
“There is a point of view among astronomical researchers that is generally referred to as the Principle of Mediocrity. ... If the Sun and its retinue of worlds is only one system among many, then many other systems will be like ours: home to life. Indeed, to the extent that this is true, we should be prepared for the possibility that, even in the Milky Way galaxy, billions of planets may be carpeted by the dirty, nasty business known as life.” IfsWorldWayLifeShouldMayHomeScienceViewsKnownPrinciplesSunPossibilityPlanetsPreparedPoint Of ViewBillionsDirtyMediocrityNastyBe PreparedGalaxyResearchersMilky Way Author:Seth Shostak
