What's your opinion on extraterrestrial life?

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What do you think of extraterrestrial life?

I think we are alone in the Universe and god made Humans the Pinnacle of Creation	2%	[ 1 ]
I think we are alone in the Universe because life is extremely improbable and Earth is the only place with it	2%	[ 1 ]
I think it is possible the Universe has other life, but it's never visited Earth	46%	[ 29 ]
I think the Universe almost certainly has other life, and it's possible we've been visited	40%	[ 25 ]
I feel certain we have been visited	11%	[ 7 ]

Total votes : 63

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01 Dec 2011, 11:12 pm

naturalplastic wrote:

[...] Dont know the "zoo" hypothesis, but I suspect that I mustve independently reinvented it in the great American science fiction novel that Ive been writing and rewriting in my head.

[snip synopsis of what appears to be an interesting story about alien zookeepers]

Yes, this is indeed the zoo hypothesis, though I don't think I've ever heard it done up in such detail. The "Prime Directive" hypothesis is somewhat similar, but instead has the aliens keeping us isolated until we reach some social or technological milestone. While both hypotheses can make for good science fiction, they're not of much use otherwise.

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01 Dec 2011, 11:41 pm

They've already found life on other planets. Granted, it's not something that would build a ship to come visit us but still...

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01 Dec 2011, 11:44 pm

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

They've already found life on other planets. Granted, it's not something that would build a ship to come visit us but still...

Not even microscopic spaceships?

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01 Dec 2011, 11:59 pm

blunnet wrote:

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

They've already found life on other planets. Granted, it's not something that would build a ship to come visit us but still...

Not even microscopic spaceships?

That would be cool to see.

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02 Dec 2011, 12:13 am

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

They've already found life on other planets. Granted, it's not something that would build a ship to come visit us but still...

Are you referring to Richard Hoover's claims of having discovered micro-fossils in a subset of meteorites with extraterrestrial origin?

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02 Dec 2011, 12:17 am

dmm1010 wrote:

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

They've already found life on other planets. Granted, it's not something that would build a ship to come visit us but still...

Are you referring to Richard Hoover's claims of having discovered micro-fossils in extraterrestrial meteorites?

Ah, no. I wish I had links to what I am referring to as I cannot remember enough to cite it.

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02 Dec 2011, 12:25 am

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

They've already found life on other planets. Granted, it's not something that would build a ship to come visit us but still...

Huh?

Missed that piece of news!

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02 Dec 2011, 8:30 am

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

They've already found life on other planets. Granted, it's not something that would build a ship to come visit us but still...

Where? When? Please provide a reference to a reputable journal.

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02 Dec 2011, 9:26 am

There's got to be intelligent life somewhere, and it's certainly not on Earth.

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02 Dec 2011, 9:31 am

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There's got to be intelligent life somewhere, and it's certainly not on Earth.

You are confusing intelligence with wisdom. Homo sapien is the smartest primate on the planet. He is not necessarily the wisest mammal on the planet.

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02 Dec 2011, 9:36 am

ruveyn wrote:

... I think we have been Visited, but I have not a scintilla of evidence to back up my hunch...

ruveyn wrote:

... Please provide a reference to a reputable journal.

ruveyn wrote:

You are confusing intelligence with wisdom. Homo sapien is the smartest primate on the planet. He is not necessarily the wisest mammal on the planet.

It is good to see a Master in action ... There is much to learn from you.

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02 Dec 2011, 9:48 am

Fnord wrote:

I think it is possible the Universe has other life, but there is no valid material evidence to support the claim that it's ever visited Earth.

That is the likeliest answer. The Cosmos is big, the stars are far apart and the speed of light is nature's speed limit for material bodies (pace, the findings of OPERA. We are not made of neutrinos).

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02 Dec 2011, 4:39 pm

Fnord wrote:

I think it is possible the Universe has other life,

I also think of the possibility, however, there are things that I take in mind:
1. A star similar to the sun with a star system (not sure how common star systems are) similar to ours
2. The correct habitable zone around the planet to handle life.
3. Life being able to evolve, just like life on earth.
If I'm correct on this:
4.The moon seems to have a lot to do with our life and evolution being possible, and
5. We are protected by Jupiter from possible extintion.

How much is the probability that all of these conditions meet in another place similar like our solar system, given this? To be precise how much is the probability of intelligent life elsewhere given conditions it has to meet?

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03 Dec 2011, 4:34 am

i know what i saw on that late summer day in 2007 flying over lake spanaway [a mile east of mcchord AFB], was no friggin' weather balloon! the 3 air force fighter pilots roaring after it could not have thought so, either.

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03 Dec 2011, 5:30 am

Read this. It'll blow your mind.

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03 Dec 2011, 5:33 am

Maybe there is intelligent life in the universe. Maybe they had come here sometime or other. But if they did, they probably left, thinking: "There's no intelligent life here on this rock." :lol:

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