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    Well, sort of. I'm taking an astrobiology course this semester (despite having no scientific bone in my body) and this week's assignment is to conduct a poll on the definition of life.
    So if you could take a minute and fill out my little survey I would really appreciate it!

    All you have to do is answer with a yes or no, but if you do have comments, feel free to share them - if nothing else but for my own curiosities. This class has opened my eyes to things I've never even thought of before.


    Gender:
    Age:

    1. Do you think the following are alive?
    a. Replicating chain molecule
    b. Virus
    c. Lichen
    d. Crystal
    e. Raw milk
    f. Self-regulating planet ecosystem
    g. Computer that beats a chess champion
    h. Robot that can adapt and replicate

    2. According to your own beliefs:
    a. Is there any kind of life beyond Earth?
    b. Is there any intelligent life beyond Earth?
    c. Have we already made contact?
    d. Have we ever been visited by aliens?
    e. Is the government keeping information on contact with aliens a secret?
    f. Should we spend taxpayers' dollars on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence?



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    Tadaaaaaaaah! Postwhore Sunday to the rescue!

    Gender: F
    Age: 24

    1. Do you think the following are alive?
    a. Replicating chain molecule - no
    b. Virus - no
    c. Lichen - yes
    d. Crystal - no
    e. Raw milk - no
    f. Self-regulating planet ecosystem - series of lives
    g. Computer that beats a chess champion - no
    h. Robot that can adapt and replicate - no

    2. According to your own beliefs:
    a. Is there any kind of life beyond Earth? - yes
    b. Is there any intelligent life beyond Earth? - human intelligence no
    c. Have we already made contact? - no
    d. Have we ever been visited by aliens? - no
    e. Is the government keeping information on contact with aliens a secret? - no
    f. Should we spend taxpayers' dollars on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence? - not specifically. Space exploration and development, yes. Questing for Spock, no.


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    Gender:F
    Age:25

    1. Do you think the following are alive?
    a. Replicating chain molecule NO
    b. Virus NO
    c. Lichen YES
    d. Crystal NO
    e. Raw milk NO
    f. Self-regulating planet ecosystem YES
    g. Computer that beats a chess champion NO
    h. Robot that can adapt and replicate NO

    2. According to your own beliefs:
    a. Is there any kind of life beyond Earth? YES
    b. Is there any intelligent life beyond Earth? YES
    c. Have we already made contact? YES
    d. Have we ever been visited by aliens? YES
    e. Is the government keeping information on contact with aliens a secret? NO
    f. Should we spend taxpayers' dollars on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence? NO FOR PRIVATE FINANCING ONLY

    I love surverys

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    Gender: M
    Age: 30

    1. Do you think the following are alive?
    a. Replicating chain molecule No
    b. Virus No
    c. Lichen Yes
    d. Crystal No
    e. Raw milk No
    f. Self-regulating planet ecosystem Not the planet, but the animals/plants/etc. inside
    g. Computer that beats a chess champion No
    h. Robot that can adapt and replicate If it is complex enough
    2. According to your own beliefs:
    a. Is there any kind of life beyond Earth? Yes
    b. Is there any intelligent life beyond Earth? Yes
    c. Have we already made contact? No
    d. Have we ever been visited by aliens? No
    e. Is the government keeping information on contact with aliens a secret? No
    f. Should we spend taxpayers' dollars on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence? Yes


    Sorry for the maybes.
    And to note there are trillions of galaxies in the observable universe and tens or hundreds of billion stars in our galaxy. Got to be life in there somewhere.

    http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/universe.html

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    OMG!!!!!!!!!! I am OBSESSED with astrobiology!!!!! *is jealous that HK is taking an astrobiology class!*


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    Gender: F
    Age: 36

    1. Do you think the following are alive?
    a. Replicating chain molecule -yes
    b. Virus -yes (provided there is a host)
    c. Lichen -yes
    d. Crystal - no (hmmm not sure actually)
    e. Raw milk -yes
    f. Self-regulating planet ecosystem -yes
    g. Computer that beats a chess champion no
    h. Robot that can adapt and replicate yes

    2. According to your own beliefs:
    a. Is there any kind of life beyond Earth? yes (particularly extremeophiles)
    b. Is there any intelligent life beyond Earth? I like to think so
    c. Have we already made contact? I don't know
    d. Have we ever been visited by aliens? I don't know
    e. Is the government keeping information on contact with aliens a secret? I wouldn't put it past them but I don't know. I'd also like to add that there are plenty of airline pilots who have seen some strange, unexplained phenomena
    f. Should we spend taxpayers' dollars on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence? We should spend taxpayer's dollars on deep space travel/exploration and colonizing other planetary bodies.


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    no, seriously I am totally obsesses with this subject, I wish my school offered a class like this! Will you share a bit what it's like?


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    Here are some awesome lectures on astrobiloogy by peter ward. Well worth a listen if your even mildly interested in this stuff.

    http://www.princeton.edu/newmedia/po...09ward_pt1.mp3

    http://coblitz.codeen.org:3125/www.p...terest_pt6.mp3

    http://coblitz.codeen.org:3125/www.p...terest_pt5.mp3
    "To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy."


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    I only need 10 responses to the survey, so I didn't bother with a more formal quiz.

    The class is alright, quite a bit over my head, but very interesting. We're mostly just reading the professor's book and doing little experiments in groups. Last week we extracted DNA from kiwis by mashing them up and adding alcohol.

    http://www.thelivingcosmos.com/
    http://www.chrisimpey.com/



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    Gender: Male
    Age: 22

    1. Do you think the following are alive?
    a. Replicating chain molecule - Yes
    b. Virus - Yes
    c. Lichen - Yes
    d. Crystal - No
    e. Raw milk - No
    f. Self-regulating planet ecosystem - No
    g. Computer that beats a chess champion - No
    h. Robot that can adapt and replicate - Maybe (yes)

    2. According to your own beliefs:
    a. Is there any kind of life beyond Earth? Yes
    b. Is there any intelligent life beyond Earth? Yes
    c. Have we already made contact? No
    d. Have we ever been visited by aliens? No
    e. Is the government keeping information on contact with aliens a secret? No
    f. Should we spend taxpayers' dollars on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence?
    Yes
    "To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy."


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    Gender: female
    Age: 21

    1. Do you think the following are alive?
    a. Replicating chain molecule no
    b. Virus yes
    c. Lichen yes
    d. Crystal no
    e. Raw milk no
    f. Self-regulating planet ecosystem yes
    g. Computer that beats a chess champion no
    h. Robot that can adapt and replicate yes (I see where this is going lol. I've always used adaptation/replication as my guidelines to determine if something is alive, hence viruses are alive)

    2. According to your own beliefs:
    a. Is there any kind of life beyond Earth? yes
    b. Is there any intelligent life beyond Earth? yes
    c. Have we already made contact? yes
    d. Have we ever been visited by aliens? yes
    e. Is the government keeping information on contact with aliens a secret? yes
    f. Should we spend taxpayers' dollars on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence? we don't need to "search" per say but tax payer dollars should definitely be spent on contact

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    Gender: Female
    Age: 21

    1. Do you think the following are alive?
    a. Replicating chain molecule: No
    b. Virus: no
    c. Lichen: yes
    d. Crystal: no
    e. Raw milk : no
    f. Self-regulating planet ecosystem : yes
    g. Computer that beats a chess champion: no, if it were then all algorithms would be alive. which i believe is nonsense.
    h. Robot that can adapt and replicate : no

    2. According to your own beliefs:
    a. Is there any kind of life beyond Earth?-YES
    b. Is there any intelligent life beyond Earth?-YES
    c. Have we already made contact?-YES
    d. Have we ever been visited by aliens?-YES, i personally have been visited by aliens at the age of 11. And i am the most down to earth person lol. Try as i might only a few people believe me. Some have red glowing eyes,some have greens. Perhaps that particular race had sexes like we do, and the eyes is one difference between those?
    e. Is the government keeping information on contact with aliens a secret?-Yes
    f. Should we spend taxpayers' dollars on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence?-No.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hardkandee View Post
    I only need 10 responses to the survey, so I didn't bother with a more formal quiz.

    The class is alright, quite a bit over my head, but very interesting. We're mostly just reading the professor's book and doing little experiments in groups. Last week we extracted DNA from kiwis by mashing them up and adding alcohol.

    http://www.thelivingcosmos.com/
    http://www.chrisimpey.com/
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    Gender:
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    1. Do you think the following are alive?
    a. Replicating chain molecule - No
    b. Virus - Yes
    c. Lichen - Yes
    d. Crystal - No
    e. Raw milk - Yes
    f. Self-regulating planet ecosystem - Yes and No, some of it is.
    g. Computer that beats a chess champion - No
    h. Robot that can adapt and replicate - No

    2. According to your own beliefs:
    a. Is there any kind of life beyond Earth? - Yes
    b. Is there any intelligent life beyond Earth? - Yes
    c. Have we already made contact? - Yes
    d. Have we ever been visited by aliens? - Yes
    e. Is the government keeping information on contact with aliens a secret? - Yes
    f. Should we spend taxpayers' dollars on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence? - No, I dont think theres any need to search condidering my answers in this section.

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    Gender:f
    Age:34

    1. Do you think the following are alive?
    a. Replicating chain molecule..yes
    b. Virus..yes
    c. Lichen..yes
    d. Crystal...no
    e. Raw milk..no
    f. Self-regulating planet ecosystem..yes
    g. Computer that beats a chess champion...no
    h. Robot that can adapt and replicate...no

    2. According to your own beliefs:
    a. Is there any kind of life beyond Earth?yes
    b. Is there any intelligent life beyond Earth?yes...earth CANT be the be all and end all of intelligence
    c. Have we already made contact?yes,but we may not know it yet
    d. Have we ever been visited by aliens?possibly
    e. Is the government keeping information on contact with aliens a secret?possibly
    f. Should we spend taxpayers' dollars on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence?no

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    Gender: F
    Age: 31

    1. Do you think the following are alive?
    a. Replicating chain molecule-No
    b. Virus-Yes? I'm not sure
    c. Lichen-yes
    d. Crystal-no
    e. Raw milk-no
    f. Self-regulating planet ecosystem-yes
    g. Computer that beats a chess champion-no
    h. Robot that can adapt and replicate-Is it a Dalek? prob. no

    2. According to your own beliefs:
    a. Is there any kind of life beyond Earth?Yes
    b. Is there any intelligent life beyond Earth?yes
    c. Have we already made contact?yes
    d. Have we ever been visited by aliens?Probably
    e. Is the government keeping information on contact with aliens a secret?No doubt
    f. Should we spend taxpayers' dollars on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence?
    No, we need more terrestrial intelligence first.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SundayMorning View Post
    The fruit or the bird?
    Oh my goodness, the fruit!
    I'd have to boycott class if they were letting us mash up birds.



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    ^^^Lmao!

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