The Drake Equation honestly surprised me by how plausible the existence of aliens could be somewhere in the universe. However, that could also be used as damning evidence in the claim of extraterrestrial beings. If intelligent intergalactic life is as probable as astronomers believe, how have we not found any yet. It is a simple rebuttal that completely challenges the entire idea of otherworldly creatures. We have spanned millions of light-years throughout space and yet no forms of life have been found. By most accounts of the Drake Equation, some form of life should’ve been found by now. I mean they can’t all be huddled into one corner of the universe just hiding from us! However, I wouldn’t say this is a reason to lose hope. There are still billions of light-years that humans haven’t explored so it is still possible. Just because we haven’t met the expectations of the Drake Equation doesn’t make the chances zero of alien life.
Stellar Thoughts 
Interesting! I kind of talked about this in my reflection on the Drake equation but I also considered the possibility of: what if other life has found us but they’re just not really that into saying hi? There’s the familiar trope of hyper-advanced alien civilization meets comparatively silly human civilization, I almost wonder if they saw us, decided we were a hot mess, and then left. In one of the Ted Talks I watched regarding the possibility of ETs, it discussed how, if we were to meet these advanced aliens, it would be humbling as well as informative to learn from another species.
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I never really thought about that, Wendy! I guess we do need to be humbled if we think we are by default the most intelligent and advanced civilization in the universe. Still, as far as we know, we are, until we find another civilization to which we can compare ourselves.
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It is crazy to think about the high probability of at least one other civilization out there when held up to the fact that we have covered as much space as we have and still found nothing. In some ways, it is discouraging, but at the same time, it puts into perspective just how much of the heavens we have yet to explore. This post got me thinking about that.
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