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I like Dawkin's explanation of alien life. Either it's everywhere or abiogenesis was one of the most staggeringly improbable event in the universe. Can't really speak to intelligent life, though. Some throw out the Drake equation and I guess it's someone convincing, but it does seem a tad... simplistic and pulled out of thin air to really be a great argument. It's more of a thought experiment than an argument. Also it's kind of ambiguous on what people mean by intelligent life. Does it have to be at least as smart as humans or would space crows count? If space crows count then how far down the intelligence ladder can we go?