X-Message-Number: 30757
From: David Stodolsky <>
Subject: Re: The Singularity
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 19:49:53 +0200
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On 22 May 2008, at 19:02, John K Clark wrote:

> David Stodolsky <>
>
>> Given an at least 13.2 billion year old Galaxy
>
> That is the age of the universe not the galaxy,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way

Oldest star
13.2 billion years
>
>
>
>> estimates place the evolution of life and
>> then intelligent life at about 1/4 billion
>> years for each.
>
> And such  estimates (the correct word is guesses)are not worth a  
> bucket
> of warm spit.

Annis, J. (1999). An astrophysical explanation for the "Great Silence."
J. British Interplanetary Society, 52.


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