X-Message-Number: 30757 From: David Stodolsky <> Subject: Re: The Singularity Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 19:49:53 +0200 References: <> 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. Introductory material: http://web.mac.com/davidstodolsky/ dss David Stodolsky Skype: davidstodolsky Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=30757