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June 20, 2012
Instead saying “The Drake Equation is not an equation” I will now rephrase my bitter complaint:
The equation offends me, because it looks like science, it looks like an statistical expression of something like Mendeleevian genetics.The Drake so-called Equation is actually more like taking a birdwatcher to a marsh, and saying, “The more birds that there are in the marsh, the greater your chances of seeing an ostrich or a penguin” without knowing whether or not those who species, or any species, inhabit that particular marsh. -- The Penguin Equation | John C. Wright's Journal
Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 20, 2012 12:47 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.