This.There are billions of stars in our galaxy. There are billions of galaxies in our universe. It's even possible that there are billions of universes. We are not all that special.Exist, but have not visited...
Earth is a grain of sand on the beach in the Universe.
I agree. Watching to many Hollywood movies tends to make us think that Earth is special. We are special......as far as we know. It's just there is so much out there that we don't know. The grain of sand analogy is app. Except I would say we are a grain of sand on a beach on one planet in one galaxy, amongst trillions of galaxies in possibly trillions of universes. No way we have been visited. IMHO.This.There are billions of stars in our galaxy. There are billions of galaxies in our universe. It's even possible that there are billions of universes. We are not all that special.Exist, but have not visited...
Earth is a grain of sand on the beach in the Universe.
Intelligent life? No. Life? Yes.
This poll needs a "Smoo" choice.Assuming you define alien as any non earth life form. Bacteria, simple cell organisms, etc. Intellegent or complicated life who knows.
Speak for yourself. Some of us didn't do half bad in the stock contest last year.This.There are billions of stars in our galaxy. There are billions of galaxies in our universe. It's even possible that there are billions of universes. We are not all that special.Exist, but have not visited...
Earth is a grain of sand on the beach in the Universe.
I suspect we'd adopt the prime directive from Star Trek. We wouldn't mess with a lesser civilization. So, assuming other species feel similarly, if they have the technology to visit us they probably are just observing as we "evolve."The technology or evolution needed is immense. If it was done, they'd let us know. And I mean let us know more than probing Farmer Cooter!
I suppose it's possible in theory to bend space/time or whatever and shoot through a wormhole. If we ever did that and found life elsewhere, we'd probably make contact, no? And probably keep going back to have a cup of tea.
Pretty obvious Smoo has visited planet earth.Intelligent life? No. Life? Yes.This poll needs a "Smoo" choice.Assuming you define alien as any non earth life form. Bacteria, simple cell organisms, etc. Intellegent or complicated life who knows.
I agree but wouldn't it be more fun to mess with them? If any species are watching us, I hope one gets a wild hair and decides to have some fun with it.I suspect we'd adopt the prime directive from Star Trek. We wouldn't mess with a lesser civilization. So, assuming other species feel similarly, if they have the technology to visit us they probably are just observing as we "evolve."The technology or evolution needed is immense. If it was done, they'd let us know. And I mean let us know more than probing Farmer Cooter!
I suppose it's possible in theory to bend space/time or whatever and shoot through a wormhole. If we ever did that and found life elsewhere, we'd probably make contact, no? And probably keep going back to have a cup of tea.
Not even microbial life?No, and I really don't believe alien life exists elsewhere either.
None at all? Its possible alien life exists right in this solar system and I would wager we find it before my life is through. Then there are billions of galaxies with billions of stars and billions of solar systems. The possibilities are out there and they are not in short demand.No, and I really don't believe alien life exists elsewhere either.
If there's not then this is the stupidest universe ever.No, and I really don't believe alien life exists elsewhere either.
They did this already. It's called God.I agree but wouldn't it be more fun to mess with them? If any species are watching us, I hope one gets a wild hair and decides to have some fun with it.I suspect we'd adopt the prime directive from Star Trek. We wouldn't mess with a lesser civilization. So, assuming other species feel similarly, if they have the technology to visit us they probably are just observing as we "evolve."The technology or evolution needed is immense. If it was done, they'd let us know. And I mean let us know more than probing Farmer Cooter!
I suppose it's possible in theory to bend space/time or whatever and shoot through a wormhole. If we ever did that and found life elsewhere, we'd probably make contact, no? And probably keep going back to have a cup of tea.
seems like an awful waste of spaceJayrod said:No, and I really don't believe alien life exists elsewhere either.
God wasn't very good with space management.seems like an awful waste of spaceJayrod said:No, and I really don't believe alien life exists elsewhere either.
The question centers on how life comes into existence. Sure if you believe that life somehow just happened, then that makes some sense.TheAristocrat said:None at all? Its possible alien life exists right in this solar system and I would wager we find it before my life is through. Then there are billions of galaxies with billions of stars and billions of solar systems. The possibilities are out there and they are not in short demand.Jayrod said:No, and I really don't believe alien life exists elsewhere either.
I think at this point, its fairly certain that alien life exists. Intelligent or not would be the question, wouldn't it?
we've discovered dozens of exoplanets in the goldilocks zone already, and we've barely started looking. A planet doesn't have to be a match for Earth to sustain the life that we know.The question centers on how life comes into existence. Sure if you believe that life somehow just happened, then that makes some sense.But my issue is twofold:TheAristocrat said:None at all? Its possible alien life exists right in this solar system and I would wager we find it before my life is through. Then there are billions of galaxies with billions of stars and billions of solar systems. The possibilities are out there and they are not in short demand.I think at this point, its fairly certain that alien life exists. Intelligent or not would be the question, wouldn't it?Jayrod said:No, and I really don't believe alien life exists elsewhere either.
1) no one really has a decent working theory for life coming from non-life
2) the parameters needed for life as we know it are actually very, very tight. There is a good possibility that there isn't really even a decent match to earth in the universe. I know billions and billions, etc....still a whole lot of things have to be just right. Slight deviations in either direction and then its impossible for carbon based life forms to survive.
The whole concept is really centered around your approach to #1. If you believe that life got here somehow so it has to be possible, then it makes sense to believe that it is probable to have happened elsewhere. If you believe that God created it, then it seems like God would have to be the one to make the life start elsewhere and there is no indication to us that he has. Doesn't mean that he didn't, but we don't have any indication of another physical world in existence. But then again, spiritual realms are a whole other world, so I guess I could say that I believe there is "life" elsewhere, but not as we know it here on earth.
Based on our past dealings with each other i doubt thisStrikeS2k said:I suspect we'd adopt the prime directive from Star Trek. We wouldn't mess with a lesser civilization. So, assuming other species feel similarly, if they have the technology to visit us they probably are just observing as we "evolve."MikeMan said:The technology or evolution needed is immense. If it was done, they'd let us know. And I mean let us know more than probing Farmer Cooter!
I suppose it's possible in theory to bend space/time or whatever and shoot through a wormhole. If we ever did that and found life elsewhere, we'd probably make contact, no? And probably keep going back to have a cup of tea.
And it's crazy to think that the first exoplanet discovered in 1988. That's not very long ago at all.we've discovered dozens of exoplanets in the goldilocks zone already, and we've barely started looking. A planet doesn't have to be a match for Earth to sustain the life that we know.
There is a big difference between a planet that we could exist on and a planet that could form sustainable life on its own. Atmosphere, water cycles, temperature ranges, light, air cycles, radiation, gravitational force, makeup of the planets surface, makeup of the planets core....there is a lot more than just being in the right distance from the nearest star.we've discovered dozens of exoplanets in the goldilocks zone already, and we've barely started looking. A planet doesn't have to be a match for Earth to sustain the life that we know.The question centers on how life comes into existence. Sure if you believe that life somehow just happened, then that makes some sense.But my issue is twofold:TheAristocrat said:None at all? Its possible alien life exists right in this solar system and I would wager we find it before my life is through. Then there are billions of galaxies with billions of stars and billions of solar systems. The possibilities are out there and they are not in short demand.I think at this point, its fairly certain that alien life exists. Intelligent or not would be the question, wouldn't it?Jayrod said:No, and I really don't believe alien life exists elsewhere either.
1) no one really has a decent working theory for life coming from non-life
2) the parameters needed for life as we know it are actually very, very tight. There is a good possibility that there isn't really even a decent match to earth in the universe. I know billions and billions, etc....still a whole lot of things have to be just right. Slight deviations in either direction and then its impossible for carbon based life forms to survive.
The whole concept is really centered around your approach to #1. If you believe that life got here somehow so it has to be possible, then it makes sense to believe that it is probable to have happened elsewhere. If you believe that God created it, then it seems like God would have to be the one to make the life start elsewhere and there is no indication to us that he has. Doesn't mean that he didn't, but we don't have any indication of another physical world in existence. But then again, spiritual realms are a whole other world, so I guess I could say that I believe there is "life" elsewhere, but not as we know it here on earth.
You have to look who we'll be sending. It won't be politicians or plumbers. It will be scientists. And they are the ones guiding the mission as well. I think we'll have thought this through before we make the trip.Based on our past dealings with each other i doubt thisStrikeS2k said:I suspect we'd adopt the prime directive from Star Trek. We wouldn't mess with a lesser civilization. So, assuming other species feel similarly, if they have the technology to visit us they probably are just observing as we "evolve."MikeMan said:The technology or evolution needed is immense. If it was done, they'd let us know. And I mean let us know more than probing Farmer Cooter!
I suppose it's possible in theory to bend space/time or whatever and shoot through a wormhole. If we ever did that and found life elsewhere, we'd probably make contact, no? And probably keep going back to have a cup of tea.
conquer and enslave is far more likely than leave alone
Which only increases the odds that there is life elsewhere. That statement just means that it's likely radically different from what we see here.There is a big difference between a planet that we could exist on and a planet that could form sustainable life on its own. Atmosphere, water cycles, temperature ranges, light, air cycles, radiation, gravitational force, makeup of the planets surface, makeup of the planets core....there is a lot more than just being in the right distance from the nearest star.
Baloney Sandwich said:We are the aliens
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There are microbes that live in extreme conditions here on earth that scientists can't explain. Something might be able to survive in the liquid methane of Titan. And that's just in our solar system.There is a big difference between a planet that we could exist on and a planet that could form sustainable life on its own. Atmosphere, water cycles, temperature ranges, light, air cycles, radiation, gravitational force, makeup of the planets surface, makeup of the planets core....there is a lot more than just being in the right distance from the nearest star.we've discovered dozens of exoplanets in the goldilocks zone already, and we've barely started looking. A planet doesn't have to be a match for Earth to sustain the life that we know.The question centers on how life comes into existence. Sure if you believe that life somehow just happened, then that makes some sense.But my issue is twofold:TheAristocrat said:None at all? Its possible alien life exists right in this solar system and I would wager we find it before my life is through. Then there are billions of galaxies with billions of stars and billions of solar systems. The possibilities are out there and they are not in short demand.I think at this point, its fairly certain that alien life exists. Intelligent or not would be the question, wouldn't it?Jayrod said:No, and I really don't believe alien life exists elsewhere either.
1) no one really has a decent working theory for life coming from non-life
2) the parameters needed for life as we know it are actually very, very tight. There is a good possibility that there isn't really even a decent match to earth in the universe. I know billions and billions, etc....still a whole lot of things have to be just right. Slight deviations in either direction and then its impossible for carbon based life forms to survive.
The whole concept is really centered around your approach to #1. If you believe that life got here somehow so it has to be possible, then it makes sense to believe that it is probable to have happened elsewhere. If you believe that God created it, then it seems like God would have to be the one to make the life start elsewhere and there is no indication to us that he has. Doesn't mean that he didn't, but we don't have any indication of another physical world in existence. But then again, spiritual realms are a whole other world, so I guess I could say that I believe there is "life" elsewhere, but not as we know it here on earth.