Is the Drake Equation Still Relevant in Today's Rapidly Advancing Technology?

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The Drake equation remains a useful, if uncertain tool in the science kit. I lean toward the common, but, short lived hypothesis. Technology too easily advances beyond the ability to refrain from using it unwisely.
 

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