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WHY WAS THIS GIRL IN RAVENCLAW? She should be in Slytherin. Ugh. But then again, she was a know-it-all. So, guess it counts, right?
Sighing, Zara said, "Well, I have said everything before. If you want me to repeat some of them, very well." Then she remembered all that stuff she'd said before for the sake of the Slythe--Ravenclaw girl. "As I have said earlier, another factor which I would very much want to add here is the number or fraction of how much alien civilizations might re-appear at the same planet. So it's how many times an intelligent alien civilization could possibly occur on planets where it has happened once. Also, other planets in the galaxy have a tendency to be earth-like planets. And the values of these factors can't easily be determined so the equation relies solely on the data collection. It is dependent on the values, and since these values can't be determined, and not even estimated, the equation seems difficult to believe much." RAWR.
And she finally concluded for her sake, "So, again, I'm repeating that the equation can't give an accurate end result or 'N' to us, like most of you all have said. The whole main purpose of this is to show us that alien civilizations do exist and do communicate with us and that they exist." Satisfied? She wasn't agreeing with the equation. She's disagreeing. Zara simply wanted to show that there's still a reason why the equation exists. Plus, it's widely accepted in the scientific community anyways for some reason she doesn't know.
o_O
Ryden blinked. It all sounded very clever - too clever, perhaps, for an eleven year old - but it was... Well, not right. It just SOUNDED clever. At least, she didn't agree. AT ALL.
"Tell me, when and where does this equation say that it's proven that aliens exist?" she asked, scoffing, then turned around to the other girl. The one with the brains. Yep.
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sweetpinkpixie Kurumi's head turned around when she heard someone snort at her. Well, that was a bit uncalled for. They HAD been ASKED to DISCUSS the equation after all.
"I suppose what I mean by metaphor isn't so much from a literature perspective. More of a...means to give scientist some basic ground work in their research in seeking out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before." Where had she heard that before? "I dunno, this equation's major flaw is that is takes the stance that the only intelligent life out there is life like ours. That seems to provide a rather narrow window of opportunity in an already abstract concept."
Kurumi then listened as Zara began to speak and she cocked her head to the side. "On the contrary," she said slowly. Kurumi hated confrontation. "I don't think this equation proves anything other than we are capable of calculating results that have a very slim chance of ever being mathematically accurate." Kurumi rubbed the back of her head and blushed slightly.
"I can't say I agree with you, though. It's not that I'm not agreeing, I don't believe that the equation actually takes a stance. It's too... vague for that. That's what it is - VAGUE," Ryden said, grinning at herself for finding the right word at long last. Like the other Gryffindor girl, this equation sounded very pretty and complicated and whatnot; but it was too vague.
MWAHA.
Oh, look. The girl's agreeing with her about the younger midget. SEE? She was right. Of course. As always.