JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for July 31, 2023

No one wants this polluted planet or have anything to do with the polluters. So they found a nice fixer up in Antares.

One doesn’t forbid the other.

It could be possible, but likely not life as we know it?

It’s said that there are 100 octillion (10²⁹) stars in the universe. The odds against Earth being the only planet with life are absolutely ASTRONOMICAL!

Sunny is a spiritual being with a happy outlook on life.

So ended the Cubby storyline?

I agree. Life on this planet is plenty interesting. Life on other worlds would not have the energy to get to ours so why be concerned with them.

“I’m so wonderful, there can’t possibly be other people!”

And one day a big rock is going to come along and smash into this one, ending all life (or at least a very high percentage) on it. So getting onto another planet really should be a priority.

I get loving this planet too. Doesn’t mean were alone out there

Doesn’t Sunny want to be a scientist? She will learn that conditions can arise on other celestial bodies for life to exist. Enceladus and Europa in this solar system come to mind. Remember 30 years ago we thought there were not other planets out there. Now we have found about 5000 exoplanets and with more and better instrumentation and JWST getting warmed up we are going to find more.

They wanted to put a galactic freeway here. Can you believe it?

https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-great-filter-a-possible-solution-to-the-fermi-paradox/

“The biggest challenges to becoming a galactic civilization” heading, third paragraph.

that’s a terrible argument it’s the equivalent of not believing in libraries because you have this book you haven’t had a chance to finish reading.

That’s the most UNSCIENTIFIC reasoning I’ve seen coming from Sunny. What is she basing this prejudice on?