Where do aliens come from?

Question

Aret they from outer space, or from a hole in the earth or another dimension?

This question isn't a debate on the existance of aliens but is a ponder on the reality of life else where out of our remit.
What about the yeti? And all the other strange animals around the world that keep on giving us a glimpse of themselves!
No one believed in the giant squid till one was caught!
Roswell isn't the only place where aliens are said to have been found. So a little bit of research before answering would be nice!
The world and the universe is a strange and wonderous thing and to discount any of it is such a loss!
(And for all you god fearing people out there, It does actually inform you in the bible that God made everything - even the devil!)

Answer 1

So far we've seen no verifiable evidence of other sentient species. That said, I believe with some certainty that somewhere in our galaxy at some past, present, or future time, a sentient species did/does/will exist.

Why haven't we heard from them?

Perhaps they are not technologically advanced to be heard. They may be mastering stone knives right now, or experiencing their own Rennaisance.

Perhaps they are here right now. Any species sufficiently advanced to travel interstellar distances would be able to hide or masquerade with ease. That Boeing 737 that flew by may be a surveillance craft.

Perhaps they are so far away they will never notice us and vice versa.

Perhaps they existed a million years ago and died out.

Perhaps they will exist a million years from now.

It is really impossible to know for sure.

The Drake Equation suggests that there is sentient life out there. The Fermi Paradox casts doubt. Play around with the calculation form at the second link and see what you think.

Answer 2

Extra-solar planetary systems exist. What we're looking for is an Earth-sized planet at the right distance from its 'Sun' (type D Yellow) where life (as we know it ) could evolve and develop. They're still a bit difficult to detect.
Given that all the stars and solar systems in our Galaxy would have formed approximately at the same time, most life-forms will be at roughly the same stage of development as ourselves. Taking into consideration the distances involved (50+LY) and ruling out wormholes or supra-light speed travel, I would imagine contact any time between now and next millenium
I hope if and when they do arrive these aliens are more humane and civilized than the Europeans who colonised and 'civilised' Africa and the Americas!

Answer 3

There has been no scientific proof they exist. But, we've only really looked in our solar system. The enormity of the universe makes it seem likely that there are aliens. It could be that the universe is too big for aliens to ever meet each other. But, humans haven't been around very long to make that judgment. This is a question we do not know the answer too. SETI and NASA are studying exoplanets analyzing the spectrum to figure the atmospheric properties to see if life could exist there.

Answer 4

Before 1947, people believed in all sorts of "alien visitations" - vampires and ghosts rising from the grave, werewolves howling in the woods, faerie changelings snatching babies from their cradles and replacing them with redhaired little monsters.

Visitors came from all manner of places - Tir Na Nog (the original Land of the Young, or the land of Faerie) and the Spirit World being common origins.

In Norse mythology, people were told that the Earth we know, known as Midgard or "Middle Earth", was but one of nine worlds - the others being Asgard, Alfheim (Elf - Home), Svartalfheim (Black Elf Home, or the land of the Dwarves), Vanaheim (home of the Vanir), Jotunheim (a giants' world), Muspellheim (a fiery world ruled by the giant Surt), Niflhein and Hel, the land of the quiet dead.

Visitors such as draugr, trolls and ghosts were escapees from Hel, but people would report lights in the sky and visits from strange creatures such as elves and dwarves, and people would say that these were beings from one of these other worlds.

In fact, most Visitors were regarded as having a spiritual origin, with many Christians believing firmly that these "lights in the sky" were either angels bearing messages from the Heavens, or false angels from the depths of Hell on diabolical missions to steal innocent souls.

It was Charles Hoy Fort, at the turn of the last century, who came up with the idea that these strange Visitors could be vehicles bearing visitors from alien worlds Out There in the starry void beyond our atmosphere. Howard Phillips Lovecraft and authors of "Scientifiction" such as H G Wells and E E "Doc" Smith also perpetuated this idea through their own literary efforts and "Space Operas".

But the idea only really cottoned on after Roswell, and also US pilot Kenneth Arnold's "Flying Saucers" incident, the Adamski incident and Barney and Betty Hill's accounts.

And after Doctor Who and Star Trek, and the 1960s, awash with lunar landings and LSD, and Spielberg's Close Encounters in the 1970s, further attempts to extricate Visitors' origins from the extraterrestrial were doomed to failure.

So sorry, Dracula - you're not a Creature from Hell: you're an Alien. *sigh*

Answer 5

The first evidence of aliens from outerspace will bring the foundations of religion and science to a world-wide standstill. Have you noticed that this has not happened. Another observation, since the advent of millions of digital camcorders and cameras, the number of UFO sightings have dropped dramatically since the 50s and 60s. While the probability is high of ET life, there is not sufficient evidence to proclaim they are real, let alone answer the question of 'where did they come from?'

Answer 6

Sorry `to split hairs` and all that, but actually aliens do come from earth. Any foreign person in Britain, especially someone on a student visa is called an alien. Whilst they are here they must report at regular intervals to the "aliens department" at their local police station. The other sort of alien is one who lives on another planet,even another galaxy or universe. They are commonly known as `little green men`, but I expect they will eventually turn out to be neither little nor green nor men. Perhaps one day we will find out.

Answer 7

Aliens do not exist. There has been no real proof of aliens...the roswell alien was so shrouded in secrecy, because it is fake. Why is it that the only people who sees aliens or ufo's are nearly always slghtly wacky, live in a remote area, or are 'always looking for something'? This is just another deception of the devil...keep people from repenting of their sins before they die and turning to God, through Jesus Christ.

Answer 8

My answer is the other life forms, are present most of the time, but because of time, diminsion and space. They are not allowed to enter our reality as often or as powerfull as they would like. So I am saying that they come from many different regions of so-called space. Most of us look up, with our heads tilted up to see, but the earth also has so called black-ness underneath our sphree/globe. The extra life-forms seemingly have evoluded physically, emotionally, and other areas as well.

Answer 9

Other galaxies... I'm not one of those people that devotes their whole life to UFO's and aliens but to say there aren't any aliens is completely ignorant.

(Kinda like saying Bush is right about 9/11 and everything else in his term(s) as president--FYI if he tells you you're doing a "heckuva job" that's basically the kiss of death to your career.)

Answer 10

Seriously, aliens don‘t exist in our vicinity. Accept
this answer as a full explanation, since a rough
idea would take several pages to explain.