Perhaps I missed the jist, I understand they are talking about planets that could hold water, and water being a strong factor for the possibility of life but there were quotes like this in the article.
'offering fresh insights into the possible existence of inhabited worlds and intelligent civilizations in space.'
But then admit this"
'Forgan readily admits the results are an educated guess at best, since there are still many unanswered questions about how life formed on Earth and only limited information about the 330 "exoplanets" -- those circling sun-like stars outside the solar system -- discovered so far.'
So sorry if I am being skeptical. Funny how all the scientists and sci-fi lovers love to play the skeptic and jump all over the 'god crowd' looking for proof or common sense, but are indignant to a little skepticism themselves.
Show me a fossil from another planet. Show me a single celled organism from another planet. Show me scars or ruins on the face of a distant planet. Show me unusual energy activity that is does not fall into the realm of natural by our understanding. Show me a signal of some sorts.
Until you do that I don't think being skeptical to this rather giant claim is illogical or ignorant. It would still only be 1 out of a possible millions as the idea suggests. But it would make it a lot more likely.
The thing is, if you multiply 0 by any number even if it's a million billion trillion, you still get 0. So I find this to be a wild claim.
I know people like to get excited but think about all the fuss that was over that meteorite or space rock that supposedly had fossils in it. Came up to be a no show.
I thought science was about disproving things instead of making wild claims.
But yeah, I'm the ignorant one.
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