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Originally Posted by Knalus
Don't get me started on the Drake Equation. It's practically pseudoscience. Gives real science a bad name. What possible use could an equation be if the values of the variables cannot be determined, nor whether those variables are the only ones necessary? It SOUNDS like science, but it's nothing more than make believe.
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Please, get started. Which variables cannot be determined? Which can be determined? What other variables should be included?
Is speculation not the foundation of science?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation#Criticism
One reply to such criticisms[42] is that even though the Drake equation currently involves speculation about unmeasured parameters, it was not meant to be science, but intended as a way to stimulate dialogue on these topics. Then the focus becomes how to proceed experimentally. Indeed, Drake originally formulated the equation merely as an agenda for discussion at the Green Bank conference.[43]