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		<title>Mind Bogglification #324</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Lebbon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Try getting your head around this on a quiet Sunday afternoon.  It&#8217;s mind blowing, but I also find it immensely comforting just thinking about the possibilities.  Of course, this is a pure guesstimate, as is much concerned with &#8216;Earth-like&#8217; planets.  One thing that confuses me here is that the scientist then goes on to say [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7891132.stm" target="_self">Try getting your head around this</a> on a quiet Sunday afternoon.  It&#8217;s mind blowing, but I also find it immensely comforting just thinking about the possibilities.  Of course, this is a pure guesstimate, as is much concerned with &#8216;Earth-like&#8217; planets.  One thing that confuses me here is that the scientist then goes on to say that, if most of these planets are inhabited, it&#8217;s likely by primitive life forms.</p>
<p>Why?  What makes him think we&#8217;re the special ones?  If there really are, say, a billion &#8216;inhabited&#8217; planets (and we&#8217;re only talking our own little galaxy here, folks), how can someone who guesstimates this then go on to say we&#8217;re likely the most advanced out of that billion?  Much more likely that there are planets with lifeforms millions or billions of years more advanced that ours.</p>
<p>And when I hit &#8216;publish post&#8217;, they&#8217;ll probably be reading this.</p>
<p>Hi guys!</p>
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