Despite the fact there there is scant evidence for aliens, many, including the late Isaac Asimov, believed in aliens. What kind of rationale is behind this? Is is a suppressed spiritual longing not to be alone in the universe?
2006-09-20 03:13:55 · 23 answers · asked by BABY 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe, but I could be wrong
Hey now the Christians have something against our beliefs! Cool!! Funny how it swapped like that.
2006-09-20 03:16:41 · answer #1 · answered by Southpaw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think Asimov didn't believe in aliens, per se-- he just calculated with billions of stars in the galaxy, and billions of galaxies in the universe, the odds were that some of them developed life as we did. I think some atheists believe in aliens because Christians do not-- there is no mention of life on other planets in the Bible. If it turns out there ARE aliens, then the Bible would be discredited to the extent it failed to mention this.
2006-09-20 03:18:04 · answer #2 · answered by kreevich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two reasons:
1) With all the trillions and trillions of planets out there, how likely is it that Planet Earth is the only one out of all of them that has life on it? Doesn't seem too likely to me.
2) If aliens don't exist, then that means that human beings are the most intelligent species in the universe. And considering how poorly we conduct things on Earth sometimes, I'm not going to believe that even for a minute.
2006-09-20 03:18:31 · answer #3 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it is more the acknowledgement that life could have evolved on other planets as it has here. There have been pictures taken and many modern eye witness accounts, unlike religious occurances that seem to all have happened many many years ago, and all the "witnesses" are long dead and with no pictures, or implants, or other "scant" evidence. Also, because of our love of science, many of us are also sci-fi fans who really want to meet an intelligent and friendly alien someday. But, we don't pray to them before meals or before bed. There's a big difference.
2006-09-20 03:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biologically speaking we cannot possibly be the only planet with life. For example every star you see is a distant Sun. Pretend that each sun has 9 planets (give or take) Do you have ANY idea how many planets that would make? The odds that only ONE planet has life is ridiculous. Oh and BTW - bacteria is life and that would be an alien technically speaking
2006-09-20 04:52:50 · answer #5 · answered by ηιgнт ѕтαя 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is simple statistical analysis. Life arose without a creator here on earth thanks to basic chemical and thermodynamic principles. It's hard to believe that in a universe as vast as the one we can see, we're the single, solitary planet the right size and stellar-distance with organic material on it surface. In such an environment, over billions of years, life is almost certain to form. Whether or not it's intelligent, this would class as 'alien life'.
2006-09-20 03:29:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the rationale my friend is if as all the chrisitans believe that their is a God ,,then why would we mere humans think that this is the only planet that is inhabitited ????
to have a super being watching over us how in the world could anyone not think that this galaxy is the only one ??or that we in this physical form are the only beings deserving any sort of life .
it really is close minded to think that their is not some other form of being .
i hardly think it is just atheists at all ......the difference is that atheists recognise because they are not as closed minded that indeed it would make sense that something besides our type could be out there .
2006-09-20 03:23:46 · answer #7 · answered by pj333 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find that most atheists are skeptics of anything that is not quantifiable and concrete. I am not an atheist and even I feel that the alien question has been unanswered. Why would a skeptic believe in such a thing?
2006-09-20 03:42:03 · answer #8 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How easy it is to say stupid things about geniuses once they're safely dead.
Asimov was a scientist and much too smart to believe in real aliens; but he was also a fiction writer so naturally he invented some for his stories.
2006-09-20 05:22:56 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to distinguish between people believing in aliens somewhere in the vast universe, and people believing aliens are coming to earth and having sex with politicians. Atheists tend to fall in the first category while ( judging by tabloid purchases in supermarkets ) fundamentalist.christians tend to fall into the second group.
2006-09-20 03:22:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
science still in seeking things, before what we know is only what we can see,hear,feel,taste or smell. Now with the modern technology we are better and smarter to anlyse things. But the data keeps changing as the modern theory , way of thinking pop up..the making of the universe ...and the size of that . also how tiny is our mother earth...which makes me think that we are not alone here...
2006-09-20 03:22:29 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋