Do you think there is some intelligent life in space?.?

Answer 1

Not necessarily. There are two reasons, one philosophical and one physical.

The philosophical reason is that intelligence is not necessarily a trait of life, not even of moderately complex life as we know it.

How do we know that we are intelligent? We delude ourselves into thinking that we are, because the only alternative is that we came from nothing, that we are going to nothing, and that eventually the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy will suck everything down the cosmic crap-hole, so nothing that we do matters, and nothing that we do is caused for any reason, so we are, in the end, no different from any other random bunch of unintelligent particles.

Even if we say it matters to US, it still doesn't matter. Why should our opinion of ourselves matter in any way? Whether we survive to breed or not, whether we produce lasting engineering works or not, whether our entire species survives or not, nothing will not keep us from eventually getting sucked down the black hole!

If we say that any of our activities or passing-down-of-genes matters, we are only ignoring what physics tell us must inevitably happen, and we are deluding ourselves.

Thus the existence of intelligent beings in the universe does not matter, because the universe is only a temporary thing (even though we forget and sometimes it seems permanent to us.)

The second reason is a response to the oft-repeated phrase that the universe is so vast, that there must be other life out there, 'somewhere', and it is probable that there are even other people out there, 'somewhere'.

People who make such statements ignore the fact that infinity is a mathematical concept, not a physical quantity.

The universe is not infinite. There is a real possibility that we are the only so-called 'intelligent' life in the universe.

At the same time, the universe is vast. The distances between the stars are so enormous, that even if there were huge stellar empires, they might be so far away that we could not even detect them, and we would never live to reach them. Thus, it is as if they did not exist. Witness the strong popularity of Star Wars, etc. People want such things to be real, that's all. It doesn't mean that they are real.

Even if the speed of light limitation can be circumvented (which no reputable scientist will guarantee is possible), by the time two cultures came in contact, we would have changed so that we were no longer mankind as we know it.

We would not recognize ourselves, and if we could see ourselves, we might appear to be some horrible distorion of ourselves that should be destroyed.

What would meet would be two alien species to us, neither of which would bear much resemblance to the species they arose from, millions of years ago.

'Human beings' will never meet aliens or contact them in any way.

People who believe otherwise may be experiencing a fear similar to the fear experienced by those who believe that intelligence matters. Some people wake up with bad dreams in the middle of the night and can't stand the thought of being alone, so they get up and run to Mommy and Daddy's room, and try to get into bed with them.

But there comes a time when Mommy and Daddy will not allow that any longer.

The only alternative is that there is an Intelligence, not in space as we know it, but an Intelligence, not subject to being eventually swallowed by the cosmic black hole, not part of the finite universe, not subject to the limitations of the universe. Only such an Intelligence, neither temporary nor meaningless, can provide lasting value and meaning for us

We search for other intelligences because we are afraid of being alone, on our own. Some people fear and resent the existence of an Intelligence that is not as finite and meaningless as ourselves, because we do not want to belong to someone else.

But we do not really have any choice in the matter. Either we are not 'our own', or we are 'on our own'.

Answer 2

Well i think it would be quite arrogant for us to think we are the only intelligent life in the universe. The odds that we are not the only intelligent life is astronomically high. Since we are a young galaxy and solar system compared to other much father out in the reaches of space these planets have had millins if not billions of years longer to evolve. I would say on the evolutionary scale of the universe we are one of the least intelligent life inhabited planets.But that is just my opinion take as it is or ignore it doesn't matter either way.

Answer 3

Sine the galaxy and universe go on pretty much forever, how can there be only ONE in trillions of planets and starts that has life on it? It is very improbable that this is the case. I think that somewhere, too far for us to ever know, there is a planet with life on it. It may not be as intelligent as ours is, but there can't be only one.

Yes. I think there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the never ending expanse of the universe.

Answer 4

Yes I do, and I believe we have been ,and still are visited by them. To think we are the only advanced life forms in this vast universe, is just idiotic!Maybe even a bit egotistical too. Many signs in our history have pointed to alien life forms. The Mayan and Incan civilizations, the pyramids, The Bible, the best one of all. What was the wheel that Ezekial saw in the sky that the angels descended from? Open to a couple interpretations, you think?

Answer 5

theres no intelligent life on earth why would there be in space... no seriously. i honestly believe there has to be other planets out in the universe with intelligent life on it. ok not in this solar system or galaxy but if space is infinite its not possible that this is the only planet with life on it.

Answer 6

Earth is in space.
what is intelligent? there is not much evidence of intelegent human behavoir given the suicidal destruction of their life support systems.
the cetaceceans and many apes might count.

in space itself, ie not on a planet there have been an assortment of reasonably intelegent creatures eg dogs & monkeys, shot there by humans

Answer 7

I'd sure like to think there was intelligent life somewhere. Certainly doesn't seem to be any around here.

Answer 8

Of course there is. It's just an improbability that we're the only life forms out here. Above all I believe I'm not alone.

Answer 9

if there is something Intelligent than Humans......
they must b able to find us and communicated with the earth beings...!!! is it not.....
how do u b'liev them, eventhough there has been no trace of life anywhere in the universe till date......
there cannot b any life in any part of the universe except the EARTH......
if u really find them do inform me......

Answer 10

yes, if you define the life on Earth as "intelligent".