In the last 150 years of the Moon Array’s existence, a massive structure mind you, we’ve found some amazing things in the universe. Turns out, space is littered with planets. That’s not anything new of course, they knew that when the first planets were being found 300 years ago. What have we not found though? Everyone knows it. In all the planets, moons, asteroids, solar systems, galaxies, everything we’ve looked at, not one shred of evidence of intelligent life out there.

So what I guess. It gives the religious right some strong ammunition of course. Every year that passes with no sentient life found outside the system is another year the Right grows stronger. I have to admit, it is a bit odd that there’s nothing out there. I’m no scientist but doesn’t some rule state if you take 1% of all stars and 1% of all those that have planets and 1% of all those that have atmosphere’s and 1% of those that have life and 1% of those that have intelligent life, that there would be millions of sentients out there. Who knows. Maybe they are out there but just can’t get here. Maybe there’s solar systems chocked full just like ours is.

I stopped by the science department recently and asked some of the astrophysicists there what they thought. Most thought there was intelligent life out there but we just haven’t found them. Also, it’s only 3,000 earth-like planets. If there are 1 million out there, what we’ve found is very small. And, perhaps we are looking in the wrong place as well. We still are only focusing on the visible spectrum, radio waves and a few other bands in the electromagnetic spectrum. Maybe they talk to each other in something else. If so, they’d be invisible to us.

Whatever the reason, we haven’t found em. And can you imagine what it would be like if we did? There are, right now, nine fully recognized sentients and two more that have petitioned for recognition. I think we have our fill of intelligent life right here in our own back yard. Sure they are all born from the original humans, Primes, but they are still right now wholly and completely separate species.

So, I say, big deal. Stop interrupting my morning news with announcements of newly discovered planets. At least lets hear about the seeder ships that we sent out to those planets or the up coming FTL tests. That’s interesting to us all. If those work we can just go there and find out if life is there or not! You know I’ll be on the first transport to alpha centauri!