OldSchoolThinker
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I want to know your opinions on whether or not you believe life exists on other planets. If so, what do you think the odds are that it is intelligent?
Is there life on other planets?
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It wuld not only be a waste of space if there were no other intelligent life in the universe, but it is also highly unlikely.
You see nature has some interesting properties: some systmes develop more and more complex, just like that. I believe such systems are the beginning of life.
You see nature has some interesting properties: some systmes develop more and more complex, just like that. I believe such systems are the beginning of life.
OldSchoolThinker
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I believe in the possibility of the existence of intelligent life in other systems. I just cant believe that out of all the millions of millions of galaxies that have their own systems in the known/unknown universe, Earth only developed intelligent life. I believe the same elements that generated life on this planet happened on other worlds. Maybe the development of intelligent life is rare in the universe.
But logically speaking...
Right now, We can't prove that aliens exist or not because we dont have the evidence that it does or not. But its plausible I think.
But logically speaking...
Right now, We can't prove that aliens exist or not because we dont have the evidence that it does or not. But its plausible I think.
if there is life on other planets we can probably assume there also must be intelligent life somewhere...but where does this leave religion...
god created man in his own image...
and then he created intelligent life on other planets too...but don't be afraid...he made sure it wasn't in his own image...we are still special...or maybe we aren't then.
god created man in his own image...
and then he created intelligent life on other planets too...but don't be afraid...he made sure it wasn't in his own image...we are still special...or maybe we aren't then.
the bacteria on mars turned out to be not true actually
With so many planets out there I am sure the number with life would be incredible. (though many would be so bizzar that you could hardly recognize them as alive) At least one other in our galaxy would develop sapience.
You could have life based on mercury or molten lead like we are based on water. You could have self propogating ocean currents. Living things in the hearts of planets or the accretion disks of black holes. Would we know it if we saw it?
I somehow doubt the life out there will necessarily be bipedal with two eys and a mouth situated on a head.
You could have life based on mercury or molten lead like we are based on water. You could have self propogating ocean currents. Living things in the hearts of planets or the accretion disks of black holes. Would we know it if we saw it?
I somehow doubt the life out there will necessarily be bipedal with two eys and a mouth situated on a head.
it was all over the news a few years ago...sorry you missed it...
Don't you think the probability that there is or has been intelligent life on a planet outside our solar system is almost 100%? It's true that there is no proof, but I'm pretty sure the probability is VERY high. Would the drake equation apply?
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If you refer to Judaism, Christianity or Islam with 'god created man in his own image'; image does not convey physical characteristics in that context. In those three religions god is a spiritual being. Image, there, conveys the meaning of superior intelligence, personality, and uniqueness of character. Sentient extra-terrestrial life can possibly posess those.
It seems almost certain that life exists elsewhere. Simply because of the mind-boggling amount of matter in the universe.
The conditions that must be present for life (at least as we know it) are indeed fairly specific. But even so, the sheer amount of planets that must exist dwarf this probability.
Also, as mentioned, life in many cases is probably beyond our current imagination. Intelligent life is sure to have developed but it is hard to guess as to what properties it would have.
The troubling thing for me is that we have not yet made contact with any other intelligent life. This means one of two things:
1. Higher intelligence does not desire to contact us.
2. The sheer distances in the universe have proved too great for any intelligent life to overcome.
If #2 is correct, we have a hell of a challenge in space exploration. For surely there has been intelligent life in the universe far before this point in time.
The conditions that must be present for life (at least as we know it) are indeed fairly specific. But even so, the sheer amount of planets that must exist dwarf this probability.
Also, as mentioned, life in many cases is probably beyond our current imagination. Intelligent life is sure to have developed but it is hard to guess as to what properties it would have.
The troubling thing for me is that we have not yet made contact with any other intelligent life. This means one of two things:
1. Higher intelligence does not desire to contact us.
2. The sheer distances in the universe have proved too great for any intelligent life to overcome.
If #2 is correct, we have a hell of a challenge in space exploration. For surely there has been intelligent life in the universe far before this point in time.
pumpkinsaren'torange
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man, i realize i am so close-minded when it comes to this subject, which is really not like me at all....
but, i would have to say: no.
but, i would have to say: no.
Re: Not to spoil the show...
i'm not saying that there is no life outside earth (because persoanlly i thinnk that there must be), but i'm quite sure the bacteria found in mars meterorites that landed on earth were no bacteria after all.
Science 1998 November 20; 282: 1398
ASTROBIOLOGY:
Requiem for Life on Mars? Support for Microbes Fades
Richard A. Kerr
HOUSTON--Signs of ancient life in a martian meteorite startled the world in August 1996 (Science, 16 August 1996, pp. 864 and 924), but at a NASA workshop here early this month, scientists concluded that 2 years of intensive study have not strengthened the claims. Indeed, key parts of the original case have been scaled back, including the suggestion that spheroidal and tubular objects found in fractures within the meteorite could be fossilized extraterrestrial microbes. Most researchers agree that the case for life is shakier than ever. But the originators of the life-on-Mars hypothesis are not ready to call it quits.
hence it hasn't been proven yet to a satisfactory degree...i'm too lazy to look for further articles.
Originally posted by MarcAC
Sorry, but this is still hotly debated.
i'm not saying that there is no life outside earth (because persoanlly i thinnk that there must be), but i'm quite sure the bacteria found in mars meterorites that landed on earth were no bacteria after all.
Science 1998 November 20; 282: 1398
ASTROBIOLOGY:
Requiem for Life on Mars? Support for Microbes Fades
Richard A. Kerr
HOUSTON--Signs of ancient life in a martian meteorite startled the world in August 1996 (Science, 16 August 1996, pp. 864 and 924), but at a NASA workshop here early this month, scientists concluded that 2 years of intensive study have not strengthened the claims. Indeed, key parts of the original case have been scaled back, including the suggestion that spheroidal and tubular objects found in fractures within the meteorite could be fossilized extraterrestrial microbes. Most researchers agree that the case for life is shakier than ever. But the originators of the life-on-Mars hypothesis are not ready to call it quits.
hence it hasn't been proven yet to a satisfactory degree...i'm too lazy to look for further articles.
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