Sure, but we <i>might</i> want try to at least <i>constrain</i> the parameters with better (verifiable!) bounds and perhaps even modify the equation occasionally when we learn more -- as we have done (learn, that is) since it was proposed. I should make clear that I wasn&#x27;t disagreeing with mercurialshark, per se.<p>As I said: It&#x27;s certainly a good thing to think about these things, but... :)<p>EDIT: Assuming it generally agrees with observed facts, a good sign for any scientific theory is how much it <i>constrains</i> the explanation&#x2F;solution space. (Paraphrased, obviously. For the life of me I cannot remember who said this. Perhaps David Deutsch?) I don&#x27;t think the Drake Equation adequately constrains the solution&#x2F;explanation space.