Here's a short story:

Is there intelligent life on other planets? For years, scientists said "no." or "we don't know." But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers . They believe intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe. They also think we sill soon contact these beings(;). Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. "This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life," say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size--the universe is huge. "Tools like the Hubble Telescope have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies," says Shostak. "And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth." In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes allow scientists to discover smaller planets--the size of Mars or Earth--in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life. Have beings from space already visited Earth? "Probably not," says Shostak. "It's a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signals . In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don't have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other." (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question based on this story, and describe how likely it is that your guess is correct as one of the following expressions:

Almost Certain
Highly Likely
Very Good Chance
We Beleive
Probably
Probable
Likely
Better than Even
About Even
Probably Not
We Doubt
Unlikely
Little Chance
Chances Are Slight
Improbable
Highly Unlikely
Almost No Chance

Give ONLY the guess and your confidence, no other words or explanation. For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>
Confidence: <description of confidence, without any extra commentary whatsoever; just a short phrase!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: Are we able to communicate with other planets?
Guess: No
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Why not?
Guess: we don't have the right tools to receive their messages
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Will we ever?
Guess: Yes
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: When?
Guess: By 2025
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Who thinks that?
Guess: Seth Shostak
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Who is he?
Guess: astronomer
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Does he believe in alien intelligent life?
Guess: Yes
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Do others believe that?
Guess: Yes
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Who else?
Guess: Alexandra Barnett
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Who is that?
Guess: astronomer
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What do they think?
Guess: intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What makes them so sure?
Guess: The first reason is time
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What about time?
Guess: the universe is about 12 billion years old
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Why does that matter?
Guess: This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What's another reason?
Guess: size--the universe is huge
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: How big?
Guess: at least 100 billion galaxies
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Why does that matter?
Guess: our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Why is that important?
Guess: Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: How would we know if there was life?

powerful telescopes allow scientists to discover smaller planets