What do you think of my logic on Aliens?

Question

i think there HAS to be aliens and life on other planets. maybe not in our galaxy, but others, maybe. i mean, are humans that self-centered that they think they are the ONLY living things in the universe. I mean there are hundreds of thousands of other galaxies and planets, and i would not be surprised if there were another planet exactly like earth somewhere. as for the religious ppl who say the bible doesn't "mention" it- who's to say God HAD TO MENTION IT for it to be true. He doesn't have to ask us if it's ok if he makes another planet with people on it, right? who's to say we were just one experiment in many of His attempts at creating life? i mean, THERE HAS GOTTA BE MORE THAN JUST US!! don't u think? all opinions are welcome!!

Answer 1

I agree with you. There has got to be other planets out there with life on them. And some with intelligent life. It is very self centered for humans to say Earth is the only planet in the whole universe to have life. And yes, for the religious people, God does not have to mention that there other planets with life for it to be true.

Answer 2

It's a good question. Here's a simple way of solving it:

What is the probability of some form of life developing on another planet. Call that P.

How many other planets are there. Call that n.

Then it's a simple matter of multiplying P and n to find out how many other planets probably have life on them.

Oh wait... there's a problem... how small is P? how big is n?

There is no way anybody on this earth can give solid, logically defensible answers to either of those questions. Anyone who claims to know those values with any certainty could only know because super-aliens told them. Either that or they claim to know something they cannot know.

A large universe alone is no proof of the likelihood of other life existing. It doesn't matter how large the universe is. If someone came and said but the universe is THIS big!!! Then all we need to say to imagine that there is no other life is that the chance of other life developing on some planet is THIS/a million. Is the chance that small? maybe. Who knows? nobody. The problem is that we know very, very, very, very little about other planets in the universe. We also have very little in the way of statistics when it comes to whether life will develop on a planet or not. There is also no strong and dependable theory which can give you solid predictions on probability of life development given a planet. Short answer: nobody knows because there is no way to know because we have very little knowledge on the subject.

Answer 3

I agree.There has to be life in the outer space I mean there was found a water ocean at Europe the Jupiter's moon and the water geysers on saturn's moon Enceladus.There is150 BILLION stars in our galaxy.Imagine all this empty space for us.There is more galaxyies then stars in milky way.Earth isn't the only planet with living creatures.The christians say GOD make hole universe.I don't like that idea that god had maked earth and universe.All those UFO pictures and movies.THERE HAS TO BE A LIFE IN THE OUTER SPACE.There is no chance that we are alone in the whole universe.I'm 100% sure that somewhere up there are aliens.You are tottaly right.Read my theory.I think some aliens are we in future.They are just going through wormholes and blackholes that is a path through time and space.What do you think of it

Answer 4

I agree with you in principle. It would seem that the probability of there not being any other intelligent life out in the universe is minute, given the immensity of the Universe.
But allow me to play the Devil's advocate:
On the other hand, how do you calculate the probability of life developing on another planet? We only have one example of that ever happening. So we don't have the full statistical range of data necessary to make the determination as to what that probability is. For all we know, that probability could be so incredibly small, that life on earth would be, in fact, a unique event.
The same goes for language in the human species. That level of language, for all we know, has only been achieved by one species. How do you calculate the probability of that happening on any given planet blessed with receiving life forms?

Answer 5

Given the size of the "observable" universe, it is quite probable. As for intelligent . . . who knows - we're still trying to find it here on earth - but again, intelligent life is quite likely. Even if the probability is quite low, because of the magnitude of the observable, the probabilities are likely. Then if one considers the possible existence of other dimensions, well . . . .

The biggest factor (not accounted for in the Drake Equation) is time. Perhaps intelligent life is self-destructive (like earthlings) and have annihilated themselves at some time in the past.

Considering the age of our sun (5 billion years) and the development of lif on earth, the age of the universe (About 14 billion years), similar life evolutions could have developed and destroyed themselves (at least three times). If other life forms form the way humans have - it is extremely likely (almost 100%) that they have ceased to exist.

Is there other INTELLIGENT life out there? Maybe humanity as a species will live long enough to find out, - - but I doubt it!

Answer 6

I agree. It would be really self-centered and stupid of us to think that we are the only one's in this universe. The universe is endless, or is it? But I really believe that there are other lifeforms out there. Mars might have have been inhabited a long time ago. I really hope that someday we might be able to come in contact with another species. Or perhaps they are just like us. Maybe they're ahead of us techonologically or maybe they're behind us. Maybe they're already able to travel from one galaxy to the next. Who knows? Have they already visited our planet? I'm not trying to sound like a freak or anything. But there HAS to be other forms of life out there somewhere. It would be stupid and conceited not to think so.

Answer 7

Good point, but recent studies have confirmed how chaotic the rest of the universe is. It is mentioned in the bible that the universe was created for signs and to tell time.

Answer 8

If you emailed a picture of yourself (assuming they could read emails) how long do you suppose it would take to get a message back?

Would it be during your lifetime? Your great-great-great grandaughter's lifetime?

Might it take even more than a million years?

The likelihood of life eleswhere beyond our planet is extraordinarily likely. The likelihood of us contacting each other WILL NOT HAPPEN DURING OUR LIFETIME IF EVER.

Have you ever seen a Lionfish? A Spider Starfish? A Portugese Man-O-War?

The creatures on our own planet are so vastly diverse that we would be hard-pressed to expect nearbly creatures with eyes, two legs and scientific hands "closeby".

More than us, he he, of course. Even here on earth.

Ever seeing aliens? It would be more likely for us to put amusement parks on the rings of Saturn.

Answer 9

I think John is onto something.

Whats wrong in believing that ours is the only planet with life on it?

Answer 10

I agree with you. We just CAN'T be alone in the universe. How do you explain those unnatural events and people that claim they were abducted by aliens? There are just too many cases to not consider the fact that we aren't alone in the universe. Mabye they are billions of light years away from us, but, hey I pretty sure that they exist.