Richard Alexander wrote:

"If Intelligent life exists elsewhere in our galaxy, advances in
computer processing power and radio telescope technology will ensure
we detect their transmissions within two decades. That's the bold
prediction from a leading light at the Search for Extraterrestrial
Intelligence Institute in Mountain View, California.

"Seth Shostak, the SETI Institute's senior astronomer, based his
prediction on accepted assumptions about the likelihood of alien
civilisations existing, combined with projected increases in computing
power."

"First Contact Within 20 Years: Shostak"
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/seti-04e.html

As a Creationist, I welcome opportunities to prove abiogenesis wrong.
It is wonderful that in only 20 years, we could finally lay to rest so
much of the nonsense that there is extra-terrestrial life (at least
within our galaxy). Of course, this doesn't rule out unintelligent
forms of life (bacteria, plants and many Democrats) but it does weed
out the more flamboyant possibilities. So, I would like to extend a
hearty "Thank You" to Seth Shostak for putting his neck on the line,
even though I fully believe that in 20 years, everyone in the
evolution camp will deny that his comments actually meant anything.

That is what they call a standoff.
You cannot prove there is no ET life, we cannot prove there is (yet).

I do not know what the chances of intelligent ET life existing in our galaxy are, maybe slim, maybe pretty decent. But I do know that the chances of intelligent ET life existing anywhere in the universe are waaaaaay bigger then it *not*  existing anywhere.

The human race must be pretty arrogant if they assume the only intelligent life in the universe exists on earth and earth alone.

Call me a believer :)
Heck, it's better then believing in God. At least no wars have started because of someone believing in a different ET then his/her neighbour...

Greets,
Mark