claire333 wrote:
I think it would be rather arrogant to assume our planet holds the only life in our universe.
well, I agree, but given different arguments about the issue, I think of the possibility of life being rare in the universe, if not absent, then rare, given the Rare Earth Hypothesis, at least to me, it doesn't sound that far-fetched, not either, the possibility of life being common and part of what conforms the universe, but it all comes down to be conjectures and hypothesis, and apparently, we don't seem to have evidence of this, not according to the scientific community, unless one believes Nasa is hiding "the truth"

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However, when it comes to your run-of-the-mill "Enquiring Minds Want to Know" abduction stories of UFOs and aliens, super intelligent humanoid beings...meh. I've read quite a bit on the subject, both from believers and skeptics, and just come up lacking in belief.
Well, at least it have been demonstrated that abduction stories as well as remembering previous life events through hypnosis have been tricks played on memory.
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I really like the idea though...sci-fi fan
Star Trek fan here, although not hardcore, nevertheless, it would depend if the aliens are friendly or unfriendly in order to make contact with them, perhaps we should think if it would be safe and the potential danger of it, in the sense that if they have superior technology and turn out hostiles towards humans, they could be conquerers, they could be alien-nazis or they could be exterminators
If that's the case, then perhaps it would be better to be alone in the universe after all
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