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Re: are we alone in the universe?

The original post as stated is a question of metaphysics. And as such we can not apply the scientific method to it. All we can do is state our individual human feelings and perceptions on the subject. We can not quantify our common perceptions and apply the tool of mathematics to come up with a model that many can agree is a valid model of our common perceptions of reality.
This post is a great example of why every student who is going to go to college for the sciences should take a course in philosophy and study metaphysics and religions. Religions is plural. Part of doing good science is understanding what questions can be studied scientifically and what ones can't.
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