On 2006-10-02 21:35:54 -0700, "Steven L." said:

But now we know they don't.

Well, we do not *know* they don't, and there's still other candidates
out there, including Europe ("Attempt no landing there..."), and the
old standby being Mars - which harbors some serious hopes for there
being life there, as it has seasons, it has sub-surface water, etc..

One thing I do like about the BSG universe, is that the only life
within it, is our protagonists' - no funky aliens, no odd lifeforms
(albeit we're about to find a sick basestar, which may be an
interesting arc)

Agreed on what 'turns on' people to spacetravel, and that if we find no
life, there won't be much glory and glamor in going out into space.