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|content=This presentation looks at claims of alien encounters and at arguments on whether humanity is alone. It concludes with a probabilistic argument based on the Fermi paradox. This is lesson 6 of a series of 6 entitled [[Astronomy | |content=This presentation looks at claims of alien encounters and at arguments on whether humanity is alone. It concludes with a probabilistic argument based on the Fermi paradox. This is lesson 6 of a series of 6 entitled [[Astronomy Master Class]]. | ||
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* Understanding that it is extremely unlikely that there is sentient life elsewhere in our solar system. | * Understanding that it is extremely unlikely that there is sentient life elsewhere in our solar system. | ||
* Appreciating that the majority of "encounters" are almost certainly not real and some of the psychological and physiological explanations for this. | * Appreciating that the majority of "encounters" are almost certainly not real and some of the psychological and physiological explanations for this. | ||
* Appreciating that microbial life may be much more common than sentient life, but is also much harder to find. | * Appreciating that microbial life may be much more common than sentient life, but is also much harder to find. | ||
* Understanding the SETI organisation and what it has found so far. | * Understanding the SETI organisation and what it has found so far. | ||
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