Originally posted by: MichaelD
Originally posted by: AMDZen
Originally posted by: MichaelD
I love graphical demonstrations of the universe.
The planets, stars and the "space" b/t us and them are very real. It boggles the mind just how much distance there is b/t it all.
IMO, it's just logical that we can't be alone in this much space. Sure it's possible, but I don't think it's probable.
I wouldn't even say its possible. Depending on what you meant by "alone". I guarentee that there is other life out there, its even possible we will find life on Saturn's Ice Moon (forget which one it is). It just won't be sentient life. Now it is possible that there is no other sentient life in the universe, but even saying that is a huge stretch if you ask me. As for life as a whole, its not even possible that with all the space there isn't any other living organisms out there
Why do you think that humans on earth are the only smart life out there? I don't have any proof that there IS other sentient beings, but with all this SPACE and us knowing comparitively nothing about the universe...we can't be the only ones with brains out there.
You also have to remember that intelligent life probably only exists for an instant on a long time scale. We've only been "intelligent" for a few thousand years. We've only been able to transmit electromagnetic signals for less than 100 years. We've had the ability to wipe out all intelligent life on the planet for about half a century, and we've come very close to wiping ourselves out several times in this short time span. Considering these factors, isn't it almost inevitable that most "intelligent" species on our scale would wipe themselves out before they could be detected or detect others?
I don't remember who, but some sci-fi author had an idea for a self-replicating robotic satellite that would spread throughout space. Logically, if an intelligent lifeform were out there that could produce such a "race" of robots existed, then we would have seen something resembling these constructs. There are countless other ways for a civilization to make itself "known" to the rest of the universe.
I think it's inevitable that there may have been intelligent life on other plants and that there will be intelligent life on other planets. Is there intelligent life out there right now is the important question, to which the only acceptable answer is "maybe."