Drake equation criticized as speculation dressed up as science
Original title> it is true that untestable theories may have heuristic value. Of course, extraterrestrials are a good way to teach science to kids. But...
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Mike Knoop argues that the Drake equation is pure speculation in quasi-scientific trappings, though untestable theories can still have heuristic value. He warns that loosening standards of legitimate scientific procedure let pernicious garbage slip through. Elad Gil applies the same critique to some of today's extrapolations.
Source: Mike Knoop · x.comPublished · added here