(April 2, 2015 at 2:36 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote: Again its a foregone conclusion anyone who calls themselves and atheist is going to say that. But that's exactly what one would look for if they suspect something was done intentionally. Its exactly what SETI is searching for in the universe to determine if intelligent beings are sending us a signal. They're looking for design structure in the broadcast as opposed to random signals and static.
That's nonsense, and here's why:
If real SETI finds the sequence 8-5-12-12-15-5-1-18-20-8-12-9-14-7-19 repeated over and over and over again, they'll determine there are intelligent beings creating things.
If your version of SETI finds the sequence 8-5-12-12-15-5-1-18-20-8-12-9-14-7-19 repeated over and over and over again, they'll also determine there are intelligent beings creating things.
But
If real SETI finds the sequence 6-4-2-1-6-1-17-19-11-15-19-22-5-7-13-14-14-14-2-19-1-2-1 exactly once, they'll determine that they've got some random noise.
If your version of SETI finds the sequence 6-4-2-1-6-1-17-19-11-15-19-22-5-7-13-14-14-14-2-19-1-2-1 exactly once, they'll determine that the odds of that sequence occurring are, like, 1 in a hundred billion trillion, so Goddidit
How will we know, when the morning comes, we are still human? - 2D
Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.
Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.