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I bet!, And if a meteorite strikes my home and kills me, that will be the most important event in my life. Nevertheless, I've got more pressing issues than to debate the statistical likelihood of the size of the rock or it's expected mineral composition.
What is less worthwhile for a person to think about than the existence of aliens? Sure, solve world hunger, figure out inter-space travel, light-years distant communication mechanisms, prevent cancer, war, poverty.... Last I checked, aliens weren't threatening the continuation of our species, or even leaving the lid up after a visit to the john for that matter.
How did this tinfoil-hat ridiculous article even make it into Hacker news!?
I'm of the opinion that life doesn't exist elsewhere. That said, I don't care enough to even try to support my own bias. I'm not going to spend time trying to get anyone to believe either way, because we've got bigger issues right now. Aliens aren't here, starvation is.
How did this ridiculous tinfoil-hat article even make it into Hacker News!?