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Old 02-17-2010, 07:46 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by mriff View Post
I knew I was going to screw that up! And I knew that you would be there for me as our resident statistician.

So what's your answer to the question?

Edit: What if I said that there are infinite chances? Is that still screwed up or a better way to state it?
You know I was just busting your chops, right?

I would incorporate what you said state it as follows: Because space is infinite, there are an infinite number of opportunities for life to develop on other planets, and as such the odds that life exists on another planet must approach certainty (or 1.0, or 100%).
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