Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: If there are sentient beings on planets outside our solar system, we

Understanding the argument - ­
If there are sentient beings on planets outside our solar system, we will not be able to determine this anytime in the near future unless some of these beings are at least as intelligent as humans. - Conclusion. Or we can look at it as A unless B. If not B, A. If they are not as intelligent, we'll not be able to find them. 

We will not be able to send spacecraft to planets outside our solar system anytime in the near future, and any sentient being on another planet capable of communicating with us anytime in the near future would have to be at least as intelligent as we are. - Supporting premise. 
1. We'll not be able to send the aircraft outside our solar system. AND
2. Any sentient beings capable of communicating would have to be at least as intelligent as we are. 

So basically, there are two ways to detect any sentient beings on another planet
1. We send our aircraft and detect them. But we can't send that per the premises. 
2. The other sentient
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Statistics : Posted by Raman109 • on 05 Dec 2018, 09:12 • Replies 5 • Views 6879

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