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Article: Problems With Alein CommunicationThe Daily Galazy: Today’s Technology May be Too Primitive to Detect Advanced ET Life. 5/11/2011 Some of the world's leading astronomers -- including Great Britain's astronomer royal, Sir Martin Rees -- believe aliens, rather than using different radio waves or visible light to signal, may be using an entirely different communication medium such as ghostly neutrinos or with gravitational waves (ripples in the fabric of space-time) or using communication mechanisms we cannot begin to fathom. “The fact that we have not yet found the slightest evidence for life -- much less intelligence -- beyond this Earth," said Arthur C. Clarke, "does not surprise or disappoint me in the least. Our technology must still be laughably primitive, we may be like jungle savages listening for the throbbing of tom-toms while the ether around them carries more words per second than they could utter in a lifetime." Lord Rees, a leading cosmologist and astrophysicist who is the president of Britain’s Royal Society and astronomer to the Queen of England believes the existence of extraterrestrial life may be beyond human understanding. “They could be staring us in the face and we just don’t recognize them. The problem is that we’re looking for something very much like us, assuming that they at least have something like the same mathematics and technology." “I suspect there could be life and intelligence out there in forms we can’t conceive. Just as a chimpanzee can’t understand quantum theory, it could be there as aspects of reality that are beyond the capacity of our brains.” Frank Drake, the founder of SETI and Drake's Equation, believes that satellite TV and the “digital revolution” is making humanity invisible to aliens by cutting the transmission of TV and radio signals into space. The earth is currently surrounded by a 50 light year-wide “shell” of radiation from analogue TV, radio and radar transmissions. According to Drake, digital TV signals would look like white noise to a race of observing aliens. Although the signals have spread far enough to reach many nearby star systems, they are rapidly vanishing in the wake of digital technology, said Drake. In the 1960s, Drake spearheaded the conversion of the Arecibo Observatory to a radio astronomy center. As a researcher, Drake was involved in the early work on pulsars. Drake also designed the Pioneer plaque with Carl Sagan in 1972, the first physical message sent into space. The plaque was designed to be understandable by extraterrestrials should they encounter it. Milan Cirkovic of the Astronomical Observatory in Belgrade, points out that the median age of terrestrial planets in the Milky Way is about 1.8 gigayears (one billion years) greater than the age of the Earth and the Solar System, which means that the median age of technological civilizations should be greater than the age of human civilization by the same amount. The vastness of this interval indicates that one or more processes must suppress observability of extraterrestrial communities. Since at this point, there is no direct and/or widely apparent evidence that extraterrestrial life exists, it likely means one of the following: We are (A) the first intelligent beings ever to become capable of making our presence known, and leaving our planet. At this point, there are no other life forms out there as advanced as us. Or perhaps extraterrestrial life does exists, but for some reason extraterrestrial life is so very rare and so very far away we’ll never make contact anyway -- making extraterrestrial life nonexistent in a practical sense at least. Or is it (B) that many advanced civilizations have existed before us, but without exception, they have for some unknown reason, existed and/or expanded in such a way that they are completely undetectable by our instruments. Or is it (C) There have been others, but they have all run into some sort of “cosmic roadblock” that eventually destroys them, or at least prevents their expansion beyond a small area. Since Earth’s placement in space and time appears to be unremarkably random, proposition “A” seems fairly unlikely. Assuming humans evolved like other forms of life into our present state due to natural selection, then there's really nothing all that mystical, special or remarkable about our development as a species either. Due to the sheer numbers, there are almost certainly other planets capable of supporting at least some form of life. If that is so, then for Earthlings to be the very first species ever to make a noticeable mark on the Universe, from a statistical perspective, is incredibly unlikely. For proposition “B” to be correct would defy all logic. If potentially thousands, or even millions of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations exist in the known Universe, then why would all of them, without exception, choose to expand or exist in such a way that they are completely undetectable? It’s conceivable that some might, or perhaps even the majority, but for all of them to be completely undetectable civilizations does not seem likely either. Proposition C in some ways, appears to be more likely than A or B. If “survival of the fittest” follows similar pathways on other worlds, then our own “civilized” nature could be somewhat typical of extraterrestrial civilizations that have, or do, exist. Somehow, we all get to the point where we end up killing ourselves in a natural course of technological development and thereby self-inflict our own “cosmic roadblock”. Asteroids Affirmative Asteroids AffirmativeMars Colonization Affirmative 2 Explanation 3 Glossary 4 1AC [1/6] 5 1AC [2/6] 6 1AC [3/6] 7 1AC [4/6] 8 1AC [5/6] 9 1AC [6/6] 10 Overview Effect Advantage 11 Inherency Extensions 12 Extinction Inevitable – Human Weapons 13 Extinction Inevitable – Asteroids 14 Extinction Inevitable – Overpopulation 16 Answers To: War in Space 17 Overview Effect Extensions 18 Overview Effect Extensions 19 Solvency Extensions 20 Answers To: Can’t Establish a Colony Fast Enough 21 Answer To: Health Risks in Space 22 Answers To: Colonization Technologically Impossible 23 Answers To: Colonization Technologically Impossible 24 Answers To: Privatization DA / CP 25 Article: Why Spaceflight Has Ended 26 Article: Why We Must Return to Space 28 Article: Why a Mars Colony Would Be Possible 31 Mars Colonization Negative 38 Glossary 39 Answers To: Inherency 40 Answers To: Colonization Advantage 41 Answers To: Colonization Advantage 42 Answers To: Colonization Advantage 43 Answers To: Colonization Advantage 44 Answers To: Humans Will Cause Extinction 45 Answers To: Overpopulation Will Cause Extinction 46 Answers To: Asteroids Will Cause Extinction 47 Answers To: Overview Effect Advantage 48 Answers To: Overview Effect Advantage 49 Answers To: Solvency 50 Answers To: Solvency 51 Answers To: Solvency 52 Answers To: Solvency 53 Article: Why We Should Not Seek to Colonize Mars 54 Article: Space Travel Has Many Health Risks 57 SETI Affirmative 59 Explanation 60 Glossary 61 1AC [1/6] 62 1AC [2/6] 63 1AC [3/6] 64 1AC [4/6] 65 1AC [5/6] 66 1AC [6/6] 67 Extraterrestrial Perspective Advantage 68 Extraterrestrial Perspective Advantage 69 Space Debris Advantage 70 Space Debris Advantage 71 Space Debris Advantage 72 Inherency Extensions 73 Alien Contact Extensions – Aliens Exist 74 Alien Contact Extensions – Alien Contact Good 75 Extraterrestrial Perspective Extensions 76 Space Debris Extensions – ATA Helps Tracking 77 Space Debris Extensions – Plan Mitigates Debris 78 Space Debris Extensions – Debris Impacts 79 Solvency Extensions – ATA Leads to Contact 80 Solvency Extensions – Radio Searching Best 81 Solvency Extensions – Can Identify Alien Signals 82 Answers To: Privatization DA / CP 83 Article: The Allen Telescope Array 84 Article: Overview of SETI’s History 86 SETI Negative 91 Glossary 92 Answers to: Inherency 93 Answers to: Inherency 94 Answers to: Alien Contact Advantage 95 Answers To: Alien Contact Advantage 96 Answers To: Alien Contact Advantage 97 Answers To: Alien Contact Advantage 98 Answers To: Extraterrestrial Perspective Advantage 99 Answers To: Extraterrestrial Perspective Advantage 100 Answers To: Space Debris Advantage 101 Answers To: Space Debris Advantage 102 Answers To: Space Debris Advantage 103 Answers To: Solvency 104 Answers To: Solvency 105 Answers To: Solvency 106 Answers To: Solvency 107 Article: Aliens Don’t Exist 108 Article: Problems With Alein Communication 110 Asteroids Affirmative 113 Explanation 114 Glossary 115 1AC [1/7] 116 1AC [2/7] 117 1AC [3/7] 118 1AC [4/7] 119 1AC [5/7] 120 1AC [6/7] 121 1AC [7/7] 122 Small Asteroid Advantage 123 Mining Advantage 124 Mining Advantage 125 Inherency Extensions 126 Inherency Extensions 127 Impact Extensions – Prefer High Magnitude Impacts 128 Impact Extensions – Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs 129 AT: Focus on Earth’s Problems 130 AT: Focus on Earth’s Problems 131 AT: No Risk of Small Asteroid Sparking War 132 AT: Small Impacts Irrelevant 133 Mining Advantage Extenions 134 AT: Not Technologically Feasible 135 AT: Not Technologically Feasible 136 AT: Asteroid Mining Not Profitable 137 AT: Asteroid Mining Not Profitable 138 Solvency – Deflection Successful 139 Solvency – Deflection Successful 140 Solvency – Space Telescopes Best 141 AT: Deflection Fails – International Cooperation 142 AT: Deflection Fails – International Cooperation 143 AT: Nuclear Deflection 144 AT: Nuclear Deflection 145 AT: Privatization DA / CP 146 Answers To: NASA Tradeoff Disadvantage 147 Article: NASA Tasked With Cataloguing Asteroids 148 Article: Risks From Smaller Asteroids 150 Asteroids Negative 153 Glossary 154 Answers To: Inherency 155 Answers To: Inherency 156 Answers To: Asteroid Impact Advantage 157 Answers To: Asteroid Impact Advantage 158 Answers To: Asteroid Impact Advantage 159 Answers To: Asteroid Impact Advantage 160 Answers To: Asteroid Impact Advantage 162 Extension: Prefer High Probability Impacts 163 AT: Small Asteroid Advantage 164 Answers To: Asteroid Mining Advantage 165 Answers To: Asteroid Mining Advantage 166 Answers To: Asteroid Mining Advantage 168 Answers To: Asteroid Mining Advantage 169 Answers To: Solvency 170 Answers To: Solvency 171 Answers To: Solvency 172 Answers To: Solvency 173 Article: Asteroids Not A Threat 174 Article: What Caused The Extinction of The Dinosaurs? 176 Constellation Affirmative 179 Explanation 180 Glossary 181 1AC [1/7] 183 1AC [2/7] 184 1AC [3/7] 185 1AC [4/7] 186 1AC [5/7] 187 1AC [6/7] 188 1AC [7/7] 189 Space Leadership Advantage 190 Space Leadership Advantage 191 Space Leadership Advantage 192 Space Leadership Advantage 193 Space Leadership Advantage 194 Inherency Extensions 195 Industrial Base – Plan Reinvigorates Industrial Base 196 Industrial Base – Plan Reinvigorates Industrial Base 197 Impact – Air Power 198 AT: Obama Plan Creates Jobs 199 AT: Brain drain 200 AT: Space won’t inspire 201 AT: Alternate Causalities 202 AT: Alternate Causalities 203 Constellation Key to Space Exploration 204 Space Exploration Impacts 205 Space Leadership on the Brink 206 Space Leadership on the Brink 207 Constellation Key to Space Leadership 208 Space Leadership Key to Hegemony 209 Space Leadership Key to Hegemony 210 AT: Constellation Design Was Flawed 211 AT: Constellation Design Was Flawed 212 Constellation Effective / AT: Smaller Rockets Solve 213 Constellation Effective / AT: Smaller Rockets Solve 214 AT: Constellation Trade off With Deep Space 215 Answers To: Privatization DA / CP 216 Article: Constellation and the Space Program’s Legacy 217 Article: America’s Need for Space Leadership 220 Constellation Negative 223 Glossary 224 Answers To: Inherency 225 Answers To: Space Leadership Advantage 226 Answers To: Space Leadership Advantage 227 Answers To: Space Leadership Advantage 228 Answers To: Space Leadership Advantage 229 Answers To: Space Leadership Advantage 230 Answers To: Space Leadership Advantage 231 Answers To: Industrial Base Advantage 232 Answers To: Industrial Base Advantage 233 Answers To: Industrial Base Advantage 234 Answers To: Industrial Base Advantage 236 Answers To: Industrial Base Advantage 237 Answers To: Industrial Base Advantage 238 Answers To: Space Exploration Advantage 239 Answers To: Space Exploration Advantage 240 Answers To: Solvency 241 Answers To: Solvency 242 Answers To: Solvency 244 Answers To: Solvency 245 Article: Is the Apollo Approach Best? 246 Article: Constellation Design Was Flawed 249 NASA Tradeoff Disadvantage 252 Explanation 253 Glossary 254 Budget Tradeoff 1NC [1/2] 255 Budget Tradeoff 1NC [2/2] 256 Overview 258 Uniqueness – NASA Focusing on Earth Science 259 Uniqueness – NASA Focusing on Earth Science 260 Link - Space Exploration Trades off With Earth Science 261 Link - Space Exploration Trades off With Earth Science 262 Specific Link – Colonization Affirmative 263 Specific Link – Constellation Affirmative 265 Specific Link – SETI Affirmative 266 Specific Link – Asteroids Affirmative 267 Impact – Earth Science Solves Global Warming 268 Impacts – Earth Science Solves Global Warming 269 Impact – Warming Causes Extinction 270 Impact – Warming is Man Made 271 Impact – Warming Not Inevitable 272 Article: The State of NASA’s Budget 273 Article: Space Science, Earth Science and Politics 275 NASA Tradeoff DA Affirmative 277 Glossary 278 Uniqueness – NASA overbudget now 279 Uniqueness – Earth Science Not Funded Now 281 Uniqueness – Earth Science Not Funded Now 283 No Link – Tradeoff Happens Between Agencies 284 No Link – Budget Flexibility now 285 Link Turn – Spending Increases the Budget 286 No Impact – NASA Program Unnecessary 287 No Impact – Warming Not Caused by Humans 289 No Impact – Warming Inevitable 291 Privatization Disadvantage 294 Explanation 295 Glossary 296 Privatization DA 1NC [1/2] 297 Privatization DA 1NC [2/2] 298 Overview 299 Uniqueness – Privatization Occuring Now 300 Uniqueness – Privatization Occuring Now 302 Links – NASA Crowds Out Private Sector 304 Links – NASA Crowds Out Private Sector 305 Links – NASA Crowds Out Private Sector 306 Impact – Economic Growth 307 Impact – Leadership 308 Impact – Turns Case 310 Impact – Turns Case 311 Article: NASA and the Privatization of Space 312 Privatization DA Affirmative 316 Glossary 317 Uniqueness – Private Sector Doesn’t Exist 318 Uniqueness – Private Sector Doesn’t Exist 319 Link Turn – Government Action Spurs the Private Sector 320 Link Turn – Government Action Spurs the Private Sector 321 No Impact – Privatization Won’t Achieve Goals 322 No Impact – Privatization Won’t Work 323 Impact Turn – Leadership 324 Impact Turn – Leadership 325 Impact Turn – Space Debris 326 Space Weaponization DA 329 Explanation 330 Glossary 331 Space Weaponization 1NC Shell [1/3] 332 Space Weaponization 1NC Shell [2/3] 333 Space Weaponization 1NC Shell [3/3] 334 Overview 335 Uniqueness – No Space Weaponization Now 336 Uniqueness – No Space Weaponization Now 337 AT: Space Weaponization Inevitable 338 Link – Exploration Causes Weaponization 339 Link – Exploration Causes Weaponization 340 Link – Exploration Causes Weaponization 342 Specific Link – Colonization 343 Specific Link – Constellation 344 Impact – Plan Causes Weaponization 345 Impact – Weaponization Causes War 346 Impact – Weaponziation Causes War 347 Impact – Weaponization Kills Relations 348 Impact – Turns the Case 349 Article: Obama’s Objectives in Space 350 Space Weaponization DA Affirmative 354 Glossary 355 Uniqueness – Weaponization Now 356 Uniqueness – Weaponization Now 357 Uniqueness – Weaponization Inevitable 358 Link Turn – Plan Trades off with Weaponization 359 Impact Turn – Space Weaponization Solves Conflict 361 Impact Turn – Space Weaponization Solves Conflict 362 Impact Turn – Weaponziation Solves India-Pakistan War 363 AT: Space Weapons Cause Miscalculation 364 AT: Weaponization Causes Space Arms Race 365 AT: Weaponization is Infeasible 366 Privatization Counterplan 368 Explanation 369 Glossary 370 Privatization Counterplan 1NC [1/1] 371 Solvency – General 373 Solvency - General 374 Solvency – Colonization Affirmative 375 Solvency – Colonization Affiramtive 377 Solvency – Constellation Affirmative 378 Solvency – Constellation Affirmative 379 Solvency – Asteroids Affirmative 380 Solvency – Asteroids Affirmative 381 Solvency – SETI Affirmative 383 Solvency – SETI Affirmative 384 AT: Counterplan Links to Spending 385 AT: Counterplan Links to Spending 386 AT: Counterplan Links to Spending 387 AT: Permutation 388 AT: Permutation 389 AT: Permutation 390 Article: NASA Should Step Back 391 Privatization Counterplan Affirmative 397 Glossary 398 398
Permutation 399 Privatization Fails – No demand 401 Privatization Fails – International Law 402 Privatization Fails – Too Long For Profit 403 Privatization Fails – Safety 404 Privatization Fails – Tax Incentives Fail 405 Privatization Fails – High Start Up Cost 406 Frontier Critique 409 Explanation 410 Glossary 411 Frontier Critique 1NC [1/3] 412 Frontier Critique 1NC [2/3] 413 Frontier Critique 1NC [3/3] 414 Link – Generic 415 Link – Asteroid Affirmative 416 Link – Constellation Affirmative 417 Link – Constellation Affirmative 418 Link – SETI Affirmative 419 Link – Mars Colonization Affirmative 420 Link – Mars Colonization Affirmative 421 Impact – Conflict 422 Impact – Turns Case 423 Alternative – Reconsider Space 424 AT: Permutation 425 Article: Space and Manifest Destiny 426 Frontier Critique Affirmative 431 Glossary 432 No Link – Space Isn’t Guided By the Frontier Metaphor 433 Link Turn – Frontier Metaphor Good 434 Link Turn – Frontier Metaphor Good 436 Alternative is Harmful 437 Alternative Fails 438 Permutation 439 Permutation 440 Topicality 442 Exploration Means Traveling to Space 1NC [1/1] 443 Space Exploration is Human Exploration 1NC [1/1] 444 Space Exploration is not Planets 1NC [1/1] 445 United States federal government 446 Substantially 447 Space Exploration 448 Space Exploration 449 Space Exploration 450 Development 451 Development 452 Beyond 453 Earth 454 Mesosphere 455 Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2011 2011 -> Voices of the Old Sea Norman Lewis 2011 -> Malevil Robert Merle 2011 -> The Elephant Keeper’s Children Peter Hoeg 2011 -> Jv packet •Mars Colonization Affirmative •Mars Colonization Negative 2011 -> Registration Form (Rev. 8-86) omb no. 1024-0018 2011 -> All America Looks Up to Virginia;” Virginia and the Declaration of Independence 2011 -> Rao bulletin 2011 -> Christopher Columbus was born between 25 August and 31 October 1451 in 2011 -> The Battle of Frenchtown (1855), Washington Territory: the Political and Demographic Context rev 9/4/11 2011 -> The harmony society Download 2.75 Mb. Share with your friends:
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