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When I Was A Student Almost Nobody Thought There Was Any Life Beyond Earth. Today It's Fashionable To Say That There Is Life All Over The Place, That The Universe Is Teeming With It, But The Scientific Facts On The Ground Haven't Really Changed.

Most Life On Earth Is Microbes. We've Only Just Scratched The Surface Of The Microbial Realm. Probably Less Than .1% Of Microbes Have Been Classified Let Alone Cultured Or Had Their Genes Sequenced, So Really That Microbial Realm Is A Mystery.

Many Investigators Feel Uneasy Stating In Public That The Origin Of Life Is A Mystery, Even Though Behind Closed Doors They Admit They Are Baffled.

Supposing We Knew That Up There Is Some Alien Civilization And It's Sending Radio Signals Our Way We Should Not Tell The Public Where That Is. We Could Say That We've Picked Up A Signal, But We Should Not Tell Them Where For The Simple Reason That Anybody Could Commandeer A Radio Telescope, Set Themselves Up As Some Self Appointed Spokesperson Of Mankind And Start Beaming All Sorts Of Crazy Messages Back To The Aliens.

The Question Not Many Ask Is: Why Are The Laws Of Physics Like They Are?