GOED NIEUWS

How Many Intelligent Civilizations Exist in the Universe?Can you guess the answer to this one? I have found only one correct answer that makes sense to me. If you consider the length of time the Universe has been around (approx. 12 - 15 billion years), and the amount of galaxies (hundreds of billions) out there in the great vastness. If you consider how many stars are in each galaxy (billions to hundreds of billions) and how many planets that represents. If you consider that on Earth which is one speck of dust, we know of 200 -300 million species of animals, plants and insects, etc. If you consider that on Earth in every climate and every extreme area, life is found to thrive. Even at the bottom of the oceans where there is no light, the pressure crushes the weak, and vents spew out poisons to the rest of us. If you consider all these variables the answer to my question is... INFINITE there are an infinite amount of civilizations out there in the vast Universe. If we spent a lifetime cataloging them and could fly to them immediately to see them, we still would never be able to count all of them. The Earth is just one drop in a universe filled with water. We are not alone and have never been alone. dus GOED NIEUWS toch?!