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Drake Equation

Ok now don't go all glassy-eyed on me right now!! Yes it's a bit o' scientific stuff, but hey it's good for one's soul!

It's Ze Drake Equation**!

N = R * f p n e f l f i f C l

Where,

N = The number of civilizations in The Milky Way Galaxy whose radio emissions are detectable.

R_* = The rate of formation of stars suitable for the development of intelligent life.

f _p = The fraction of those stars with planetary systems.

n _e = The number of planets, per solar system, with an environment suitable for life.

f_l = The fraction of suitable planets on which life actually appears.

f _i = The fraction of life bearing planets on which intelligent life emerges.

f _c = The fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existence into space.

L = The length of time such civilizations release detectable signals into space.

Now go ahead plug in the number of stars you can see just .. make sure to multiply that by infinty for the number of stars one cannot see! Okok so pick some ludicrous but doable number, such as a googleplex of baby stars. And then just imagine how many planets there are around those stars, and now take that fraction of planets that hold some kind of life and multiply that by ...
Ahh well I'll leave the number crunching to others. Suffice it to say that it doesn't matter how anyone measures it. Yep umm hmm we are not alone!
But hey! I'm betting God knew that equation all along, he probably made that equation! I'm also betting he knows just how many inhabited planets there are!

posted by Guinorion @ 5:55 PM