Is it possible we are the only intelligent life and if we are not do religious people believe their God made others as well?
2006-06-26 06:38:35 · 31 answers · asked by anonymous12 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Great philosophical question. I believe there are other living things somewhere in space. Even if you believe we are a random happening, there are so many millions of planets out there that there would have to be a second occurrence like what happened to us. And if there is a god, then I am sure other civilizations were created as well. So either way, there is a good chance there are other life's somewhere in space.
2006-06-26 06:43:48 · answer #1 · answered by Jim G 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Many great scientists have thought about the same thing. The Universe is so vast the chances of their NOT being life elsewhere is very low (like finding a needle in 1 million haystacks). However, we don't really know how unique we are until we find life somewhere else.
Frank Drake, a famous author and astronomer developed an equation on just his issue.
The Frank Drake Equation:
Rate of demise =N/L = R, fP nE fL fI fC = rate of formation
N/L = R( f planets )(n environments )(f Life)( f intelligence )(f communication)
N = The number of technological civilizations able to
communicate with humanity
L = Average lifespan of a technological civilization
R = The rate of star formation
fP = The fraction of those stars that have planetary systems
nE = The mean number of planets in each system that
have environments favorable to life
fL = The fraction of those planets that actually developed life
fI = The fraction of those that evolved intelligent species
fc = The fraction of intelligent species that developed
sufficient technology for interstellar communication
The other problem is to make contact. If no one can find a way past the speed of light barrier then contact is quite difficult. SETI is listening for radio messages from other civilizations, but they do this only 5% of the time. Meanwhile episodes of I Love Lucy have been broadcast and are currently 50 light years from Earth, so we are announcing our civilization.
2006-06-26 06:52:25 · answer #2 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be a little silly to assume that we are the only intelligent lifeforms in the universe. If you look at the huge number of stars in the sky, and then take into account the hundreds of planets that have been discovered around quite a few of those stars, it's very possible that life might exist on another world somewhere out there. And one day, we'll find out for sure.
2006-06-26 06:44:35 · answer #3 · answered by Toutatis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be an awfully big waste of space if we were the only "intelligent" ones. Of course I don't know that life on other planets would be like us humans. And yes, I believe God created all. Yet that brings me to another point, I don't know that other life would recognize God in the same way that I do. It's an interesting question though!
2006-06-26 06:43:28 · answer #4 · answered by Erin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may depend on you definition of outer space and your definition of life. If you mean a form of inteligence that exists beyond the Earth, perhaps, at least Heaven and Inteligent Life exists. It is also possible that, even if Life does not exist in outer space, if may have at one time or may exists in some future time. With 200,000,000,000 stars in the Milky Way Galaxy alone, and about 200 billion galaxies in the known universe, chances are there is life out there somewhere.
2006-06-26 06:48:52 · answer #5 · answered by sgissin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be the epitome of arrogance for us humans to think that we are the only intelligent life in the universe. The creator probably used us as a litmus test to see if "this design" would work. Then after watching us up to when Noah landed after the flood supposedly set up the rainbow and announced that he will not talk to man again.
It would explain alien life forms, the greys, the reptiliads, the blues and what ever else is out there. We are not so advanced as we think, sure our technology is decent but our morals and attitudes are still quite primitive.
2006-06-26 06:53:06 · answer #6 · answered by ldyrhiannon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The truth is that life exists in outer space for there are more places where life exists than just on earth. Heaven is a planet as well. This has been proven in the word. Earth was fashioned in heaven's likeness. Heaven is higher than we are. In heaven, there is God the Father, angels, heavenly hosts, the dead in Christ and those who went to hevean and didn't die (Elijah, and Enoch). Heaven also has animals (fiery horses,etc). In Hell, there are some demons who were bound (the ones who produced giants in Genesis), and those who died in sin. As far as aliens in the galaxy, God doesn't speak of them or against them.
2006-06-26 06:49:03 · answer #7 · answered by perk1977 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How could anyone possibly think that in all of the universe, and beyond, that earth is the ONLY(?) planet with intelligent life on it? What are all of the planets for then, just space fillers?
2006-06-26 06:50:36 · answer #8 · answered by Catmann 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think about it: If we are here alive on this earth today, who's to say that there isn't life on other planets? Logically, it doesn't make sense that we are the only beings that exist in an entire universe which contains trillions and gazillions of planets. I personally believe that God has created life on other planets. Why should he stick with one planet?
2006-06-26 06:43:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Who knows.....we may be the only human type life forms in existence, but perhaps there are other forms of living beings in the universe besides what we have here on earth. God can make anything....or maybe nothing at all.
2006-06-26 06:43:08 · answer #10 · answered by cyndi_035 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋