Alien/UFO 15 Signs Why Aliens Actually Exist

[Andre]

Not being nasty or cynical, but 'anyone thinking we are alone' is merely making a conjecture based on multiple assumptions and an extremely small sample size of actual useful data - ie our solar system.

'Anyone thinking we are not alone' is doing exactly the same thing.

With several billions stars in the Milky way galaxy and it now showing a fair percentage have planets there's likely to be at least a billion planets in our galaxy. Times that by over a billion galaxies. To say life only exists here is saying it was a 1 in 1, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 chance. Given life here on earth exists on land, in the sea, near poisonous gases, in the Artic, near volcanos, at high altitude and in acidic stomach acids, it's not like life even here is particularly restricted to an ultra narrow range of conditions. With evidence of water around exo-planets now coming in, whilst neither 'side' can claim an absolutes, those saying 'we are alone' are clearly making the larger leap of faith.

 

[Niximus]

Yeah, we don't 'know' that Melbourne won't win the flag this year....but they won't.

 

[Duritz]

Yeah, we don't 'know' that Melbourne won't win the flag this year....but they won't.

They will if they suddenly get 22 x 9 foot tall aliens who can teleport the ball to each other in their lineup!!

 

[Niximus]

They will if they suddenly get 22 x 9 foot tall aliens who can teleport the ball to each other in their lineup!!

 

[Niximus]

The thing I find most interesting about life being 'out there' is that the universe is so big, that somewhere out there amazing things are happening right now.

Somewhere, a civilization is building a Dyson sphere
Somewhere, a civilization is terraforming a planet.

I'd imagine that many planets with intelligent life would have more than one intelligent species. There were many other human species as recently as several thousand years ago. How would we have gone if people in other countries, were actually a different species?

 

[Exe Gesis]

Somewhere out there intelligent alien species are arguing about the same stuff on a big footy, killing each other in regional hot spots, masturbating over their version of Kate Upton, laughing at a similar football team as the Demons, etc etc

Or do you think every planet with intelligent humanoid life on it would have vastly different things happening in their culture and timelines?

 

[Niximus]

Or do you think every planet with intelligent humanoid life on it would have vastly different things happening in their culture and timelines?

Both.

The universe is so big, there would be a lot of civilizations that have followed very similar paths to ours, there would also be many that are so different we couldn't even imagine it.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Both.

The universe is so big, there would be a lot of civilizations that have followed very similar paths to ours, there would also be many that are so different we couldn't even imagine it.

A Jesus in every galaxy you say?

 

[Niximus]

A Jesus in every galaxy you say?

Actually every planet will be ruled over by a devout Mormon and his wives.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Actually every planet will be ruled over by a devout Mormon and his wives.

You'd think the Scientologists would have dibs on inter-galactic species

 

[Wallaby]

Despite being firmly in the 'We just don't know', I certainly don't dismiss the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe.

The problem is, it is likely to be 'Life, but not as we know it'. When you consider that for the majority of Life on Earth it basically consisted of slime moulds, bacteria and single-celled organisms. What triggered the change into multi-cellular life 600 million years ago? Was it changing conditions on Earth? Was it changing conditions in the sun? was it an outside influence (a seed-carrying comet, perhaps). Anyway, something(s) happened.

Then when you consider all the twists and turns through which life has developed, and yet still only one species has developed 'reasonable' intelligence - that is so far ahead of any other - dolphins, pigs, primates, whatever, none have anywhere near human levels. So what triggered that development? Why didn't dinosaurs develop it in the 150+ million years they were around? And it's only taken a few million years to completely separate humans from any other life form.

And this is on Earth, with a certain temperature range, certain chemical elements present, certain orbital relationship to its sun and moon, a certain gravity level. We have what we have partly because of Carbon, Oxygen, and liquid Water. Tweak any parameter even slightly, and life could develop on another planet in another way that we cannot conceive of.

The chance of there being other life forms, at a similar stage of intelligence development, that we can communicate intellectually with - very, very, very, very, very (I'll stop now) - tiny.

The chance of there being other life forms (however we define life) - yeah, OK. Plausible. Will I ever know? Almost certainly not. Will any humans ever know? Your guess is as good as mine..........................

 

[Niximus]

The chance of there being other life forms, at a similar stage of intelligence development, that we can communicate intellectually with - very, very, very, very, very (I'll stop now) - tiny.

I disagree with this.

According to the estimate here http://www.universetoday.com/102630/how-many-stars-are-there-in-the-universe/
There are about 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars in the observable universe.

We are finding planets all over the place now, but if even conservatively 1 in 1,000 stars had planets, you have 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars with planets. If 1 in a million of those had life, thats 1,000,000,000,000,000 planets with life. If one in a million of those had a technological civilization that is still a Billion technological civilizations in the observable universe alone. Who knows how much bigger it could be.

I think there are probably many civilizations out there that were we put together we could find a way to communicate. Unfortunately, I also think they're just too damn far away for us to ever have a hope of meeting.

There could be 100 interstellar civilizations, with empires stretching 1,000 stars each in the Milky Way alone and they would only account for 0.00003% of the stars in our galaxy, they'd likely never know each other existed.

 

[scotty13]

There are things that are just unexplainable in this world. Unless a far superior race of 'humans' died out on this planet, then we have been visited.

 

[Sydney Bloods]

They will if they suddenly get 22 x 9 foot tall aliens who can teleport the ball to each other in their lineup!!

Illegal disposal!

 

[JuddsABlue]

its also worth noting the that advanced civilisations may not be around for that long before destroying themselves

in a universe thats billions of years old, many civilisations wouldve survived and thrived already and then be gone millions of years before Earth was even formed

 

[Illinois Nazi]

There are only two possibilities:

1. We are the only intelligent life in the universe.

2. There is other intelligent life in the universe.

Either way, it's mind blowing.

 

[Chism]

There are only two possibilities:

1. We are the only intelligent life in the universe.

2. There is other intelligent life in the universe.

Either way, it's mind blowing.

That was the opening text to a movie i recently watched. Can't remember what film though!!

 

[Long Live HFC]

There are things that are just unexplainable in this world. Unless a far superior race of 'humans' died out on this planet, then we have been visited.

uh huh.

 

[Pie in the Sky]

That was the opening text to a movie i recently watched. Can't remember what film though!!

Arthur C Clarke said that didn't he? Or words to that effect.

 

[Chism]

Arthur C Clarke said that didn't he? Or words to that effect.

Pretty much so.

Trying so hard to remember the film but can't!

 

[Catfish Alley]

Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying - Arthur C Clarke.

 

[Exe Gesis]

There is a third possibility....that the universe doesn't even exist, a mere illusion

 

[Catfish Alley]

Depends how you define 'exist'. It's real enough to everybody really - illusion or not.

 

[scotty13]

There is a third possibility....that the universe doesn't even exist, a mere illusion

Or we are actually mere Sims in a computer game designed by our masters. They decide all of our decisions in life.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Arthur C Clarke said that didn't he? Or words to that effect.

I got it from ACC - but as I recall he was quoting someone else! Can't remember who, or where I saw it...