Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went camping.
In the middle of the night, Holmes woke Watson and said, "Watson. Look up and tell me what you see."
Watson rubbed the sleep from his eyes and said, "I see a beautiful clear sky filled with millions of stars."
Holmes replied, "And what do you deduce from that?"
"Well, Holmes," says Watson, "If there are millions upon millions of stars, and even only a fraction of those have planets, and only a fraction of those planets can support life, then we can deduce that we are not alone in the universe and that there is other intelligent life out there."
He gives Holmes a confident smile.
"No, Watson," says Holmes, "What we can deduce is that some bastard stole our tent!"
In the middle of the night, Holmes woke Watson and said, "Watson. Look up and tell me what you see."
Watson rubbed the sleep from his eyes and said, "I see a beautiful clear sky filled with millions of stars."
Holmes replied, "And what do you deduce from that?"
"Well, Holmes," says Watson, "If there are millions upon millions of stars, and even only a fraction of those have planets, and only a fraction of those planets can support life, then we can deduce that we are not alone in the universe and that there is other intelligent life out there."
He gives Holmes a confident smile.
"No, Watson," says Holmes, "What we can deduce is that some bastard stole our tent!"
Dying to live, living to die.