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Did he explain the significance of using infinity? Did you ask?
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There is an infinite number of planets, therefore since we are trying to determine the average population, we must take into account how many planets there are.
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BTW, average population does not mean Total population. If 99% of the Universe is unoccupied "on average", that leaves a 1% that is. He conceded in his first sentence that life is here ("not every one" implies that there must be life inhabited on one, in this case: Earth), as he would have no room to make such an observation with.
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Even if there was a large number of inhabited planets it still wouldn't change the point and we know that not every planet is
inhabitable, therefore not every planet can be
inhabited.
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I reject your friends theory. Have him retool it and then try again.
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It wasn't his theory, the guy he got the theory from (Douglas Adams) is dead. So have fun trying to get it re-tooled.
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Now, using Cogito ergo Sum as an argument for nothing else but yourself and your existence is something that is compelling. But be ready to defend such an argument against very scrutinizing questions that tend to come with it.  |
I will be (wikipedia, here i come)
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BTW, Nice avatar.  |
Thanks, i'm an Orwell fan (now guess where i pulled solipsism from), love your avatar by the way, always been a fan of that comic strip