SETI- Pseudoscience or science?

 

When my groups think of the research for extraterrestrial beings, we wonder is it all a hoax? What will the scientists and government do with this information?

SETI, Search for Extraterrestiral Intelligence, looks to find proof of life of intelligent beings. This type of research uses the method of radio signals to detect if there is something out there. 

Mia, Megan, Dahe, Anjani, and me, all believed that SETI was pseudoscience because it is currently unfalsifiable. There is notenough evidence that there are technosignatures, the drake equation is simply unhelpful, and it simply feels far from achieving a great discovery. 

Technosignatures:

The way that technosignatures work are by trying to detect signals in the sky to find any presence of advanced civilizations. Analyzing millions of stars for any form of life sounds like you are trying to prove your own hypothesis. The hypothesis of these scientists is far reach of something that seems very impossible. Among galaxies and galaxies, how will we ever get close to finding another life without the right tools? Instead of making these theories, then shouldn't they be researching ways to go beyond mars?

SETIS radio detection strategy:

It was said that Nikola Tesla was convinced that strange signals were picked up BY HIS massive transmitter tower in Colorado. All of these claims of detecting radio signals can be true but the questions lie on, was there bias? If it was his own technology, how do we not know that it is faulty or baised to any sound wave? We as humans can get stubborn to find reasoning to our logic that we make believe situations in our head. It could just be a hoax that people make up to spend time, make money, or just their board. Their process is of course science, but there no good science.

The drake equation:

Now to all of us, we were completely confused on what the drake equation meant and its significance. It is not based on observation, it does not predict forms of life, and its simply not falsifiable. It was even said in an article that the drake equation was very sensitive to bais. Red flag number 3. This equation was made by Mr. Drake because he "thought" it was going to work. 

At this point, if we want to prove that extraterrestial beings exist, we have to completely change our way of thinking. The drake equation? Nope. Using radio signals/ technosignatures. Also no. Now in the future, we can make better technology to get close to these "beings," but besides that, lets not go exploring unknown areas. 

References: 

A Primer on SETI at the SETI Institute

Technosignatures and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence | News | Astrobiology (nasa.gov)

New Model Predicts That We're Probably the Only Advanced Civilization in the Observable Universe - Universe Today

SETI scientists begin huge new hunt for intelligent aliens | Space