Do You Believe In Aliens?

[kami]

Originally posted by: her209
What are the chances of other planets having the same temperature ranges as ours given the size of the planet, the size of sun, the composition of the atmosphere?

Considering the size of the universe and the amount of galaxies, endless possibilities. Don't forget that other lifeforms may have adapted to and evolved in environments much different from ours....

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Originally posted by: her209
What are the chances of other planets having the same temperature ranges as ours given the size of the planet, the size of sun, the composition of the atmosphere?

Considering our galaxy is one of millions in the universe, there isn't even the remote possibilty? And other life forms probably don't need the same conditions to live as we do.

 

[Marshallj]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
I think I know most tof the arguments. It is also quite possible that we also occasionally become something alien ourselves. But I don't know and therefore I like to assume that we are alone and unique, the only self aware consciousnesses in the universe. I do so because I want to remember what a truly unique event that may be, matter to which consciousness and wonder adhere. How utterly amazing and how profoundly interesting that we should be at war and have huclear weapons. How utterly san and asleep humanity is. How utterly we hate our children that we would create this world for them.

Translation- I am an alien.

 

[Kadarin]

I think aliens are out there, but I doubt they've been here. I think that if we ever find them, we'll find that our Star Trek notions of humanoid aliens with prosthetic foreheads all speaking English will be dramatically off..

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
There's an old book called "Chariot of the Gods" that makes the case that alien visitations have influenced cultures throughout history. It's an interesting read even if you don't believe it.

That is a very interesting read. I think the author wrote a few other similar books.

 

[Actaeon]

Yes, there was a reason why I ran SETI@Home for a while.

Cool Link

Look how big the universe is! There HAS TO BE SOMETHING out there.

 

[Moonbeam]

Chariot of the Gods is a joke. Von Dannikan? Blah! Utter tripe.

 

[Marshallj]

Originally posted by: her209
What are the chances of other planets having the same temperature ranges as ours given the size of the planet, the size of sun, the composition of the atmosphere?

Chances are extremely good.

It's hard to grasp just how big the universe is... but here's something to think about:

There are 200-400 billion starts in our galaxy alone, and there are about 10 billion galaxies in the known universe. There are an estimated 2,000 Billion Billion star in the known universe (write that out, that's 2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars)

Considering that even here on Earth, life is found floating in the air, on the ground, deep within the Earth, and even under tons of pressure on the ocean floor getting energy from thermal vents, it's pretty evident that life is very hardy, and can live almost anywhere.

I don't think that life is unique to the Earth. There's probably life all over the universe, it's just too big for us to explore.

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: Cfour
Aliens are out there.

We are here....

 

[iwearnosox]

All aliens are from Marklar, everyone knows that.

I got my marklar stuck in a marklar the other marklar. What a marklar I had on that fine marklar!

 

[Sid59]

yes, aliens.

 

[Marshallj]

Originally posted by: Actaeon
Yes, there was a reason why I ran SETI@Home for a while.

Cool Link

Look how big the universe is! There HAS TO BE SOMETHING out there.

That's an amazing link.

I believe the universe goes in both directions, both bigger and smaller. I don't think that life has to exist only on our scale... for all we know there could be lifeforms exploring their "universe", which might consist of an atom in one of our cells. I don't believe in elementary particles, I think the scale is infinite, stretching forever both bigger and smaller.

 

[Spyro]

Originally posted by: Atrail
what is an alien?

 

[CraigRT]

No, yet I crack for SETI@HOME religiously.

 

[LunarRay]

Non earthlings... hmmm
Well. statistically there has to be, don't you think. Why would God put people on this way out place when he could have chosen so many other places...... If Chucky Darwin is right then there are so many places that could support carbon air breathers that I am forced to accept the reality..

 

[TheShiz]

"If in fact we are alone, it means that we're not only the heirs to the cosmos, but its guardians, which is a portentous thought.... Either alternative is amazing: whether we're alone or not alone."

Arthur C. Clarke

 

[boi]

Maybe

 

[Coolone]

Originally posted by: Actaeon
Yes, there was a reason why I ran SETI@Home for a while.

Cool Link

Look how big the universe is! There HAS TO BE SOMETHING out there.

wow, that amazing, really puts things into perspective

 

[Atlantean]

I believe that there are aliens, but even if they exist it would take a long time for us to reach them or them to reach us. SETI is searching for life too far away, if aliens sent us a message from some planet that is 1000 lightyears away, then the civilization likely would have advanced or collapsed by the time we got the message. Even if aliens did have a ship capable of propelling them to near light speeds, it would take them 1000 years to reach us. I doubt any have ever visited us. By the time any message we have sent reached aliens we could be long gone from this planet (meaning the human species). I am quite sure there are aliens out there somewhere.

 

[cressida]

pour water on them.

 

[Kaieye]

Klaatu Barada Niktu...

 

[VBboy]

Originally posted by: her209
The movie Signs made me believe.

The movie Signs made me throw up and hate that Shmikel producer/director guy even more. Shmikel sucks!!!

 

[Comp625]

Originally posted by: VBboy

Originally posted by: her209
The movie Signs made me believe.

The movie Signs made me throw up and hate that Shmikel producer/director guy even more. Shmikel sucks!!!

At least get his name right.

 

[VBboy]

Originally posted by: Comp625

Originally posted by: VBboy

Originally posted by: her209
The movie Signs made me believe.

The movie Signs made me throw up and hate that Shmikel producer/director guy even more. Shmikel sucks!!!

At least get his name right.

Ok, fine. Sheremaya? Shemakiel? Ah, stop it

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
I'm willing to admit the possibility that they exist somewhere in the universe. However, I seriously doubt they spend their free time abducting people from Alabama trailer parks.

I agree, except I'd say they probably exist. Rather silly of us to assume that aliens are more advanced than us (what if there are ailens, but they are technologically two milennia behind us?), and if they could, why would they bother to contact us?

Perhaps there are sapient aliens, but not they are not social and so didn't develop a technological society, or ever leave their planet?