yes, i believe in magic
2006-11-16 06:12:11
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answered by Anonymous
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I assume you meant to say "sentient extra-terrestrial life." I think it is possible that sentient beings exist in other star systems. However, there is no proof.
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 enough 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 just 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.
P.S. I don't understand why you expect NASA to have proof of an assertion that NASA has never made.
2006-11-16 07:36:40
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answered by Otis F 7
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Logical... possibly. Stupid not to consider? Well not anything unhealthy goes to occur only for now not believing in them. At worst it's going to end up that they're truly once we make touch, then we will simply begin believing in them. No biggie. No on regardless that electrical energy existed a couple of centuries again, however guy did we end up the ones cavemen unsuitable. Yes, I consider it is viable there are different varieties of lifestyles within the universe, we are right here don't seem to be we? That must approach there may be no less than a moderate risk, without doubt a risk that planets are in a position of aiding lifestyles. So possibly a few in which in the market an extra planet supported different lifestyles. But I ramble. I do not excessively consider, however I do consider there is a better risk for there to be further terrestrial lifestyles to exist on this universe greater than I consider in unicorns.
2016-09-01 13:33:17
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answered by Anonymous
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I was pretty smug about thinking there weren't intelligent beings visiting this planet until last year when a consortium of some of the most brilliant scientists in the world approach the Canadian government with concerns about having a plan in place for dealing with the "ethical" alien contacts we may have and that nations of the world should be concerned about a man like Bush being the human to make decisions regarding "ethical" alien contacts. OK. Deep breath. Deeper sigh. Would someone please tell me what an "UNethical" alien might be then? See what I mean? Whatever. I think we all need to stay tuned. (Notice how many thumbs down people are getting here for having open minds? I wonder why some people are so afraid of the unknown?)
2006-11-16 06:23:34
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answered by Anonymous
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Proof? Who other than those possibly involved knows? Real, true existence? Hard to say.
But based on the size of the Universe and the mathematical probabilities, there is a very good chance that life exists somewhere out in the vast black of space. They may not be carbon based lifeforms, they might be so completely different as to be unimaginable.
I do believe there is other forms of life out there, do they travel to earth and experiment on us? Maybe, or maybe they brought us here and seeded this planet and just drop in to check on our development. Nobody who knows for sure (IF anyone knows) will tell us.
2006-11-16 06:16:59
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answered by Rich B 5
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Whether or not some government agencies have real information on ET I do not know, I would not doubt it, but I do not know.
What I do know is that there are TOO many worlds out there for some of them not to have life, what a colossal waste of space that would be...
Of course, until we can bend space or whatever, there is no hope of finding them. Also, since anything or anyone who COULD get to us would be able to do that and thus be so technologically advanced that we might not even WANT them to find us or they might not care to do so.
I do not doubt that there is life out there... After all, chances are that, in some way at least, we came from out there. (And I am not talking about some whacked out Scientology crap either). I just mean than there is a wealth of data to suggest that some of the original building blocks may have very well come from a comet or something like it.
2006-11-16 06:16:10
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answered by D B 4
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With all the planets in all the galaxy and all the galaxies in all the universe, it'd be an awful waste of space. So, I paraphrased from Contact... sue me.
Most research into the subject points to the extreme probability of alien life. Of course, most likely they haven't visited us, and most likely they are so far away that we will not hear radio signals formed from that life for thousands to billions of years. What if there are other forms of communication we are not aware of... things like this is why we have no true proof of alien life.
Most statisticians believe that with the estimated number of Earth-like planets and possible life-supporting planets in the Universe there is a chance in the 90th percentile that life exists elsewhere. And I am inclined to agree with them...
And no, God has nothing to do with it...
2006-11-16 06:21:50
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answered by AresIV 4
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Yes and yes. The human race at this time is not mature enough to handle contact with an alien race. Even if they are benevolent, how could they come here to interact. It would cause an upset bigger than Cortes meeting Montezuma.
2006-11-16 06:34:53
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answered by netnazivictim 5
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Yes I do, but I don't believe they've ever visited earth nor do I believe NASA has any proof.
Considering the size of the universe, it's unlikely that we are the only form of intellegent life.
2006-11-16 06:22:34
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answered by Hmmmm 2
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Extraterrestrial life is life that may exist and originate outside the planet Earth, the only place in the universe currently known by humans to support life. Its existence is currently hypothetical; there is yet no evidence of extraterrestrial life that has been widely accepted by the scientific community.
Most scientists hold that if extraterrestrial life exists, its evolution would have occurred independently in different places in the universe. An alternative hypothesis, held by a minority, is panspermia, which suggests that life in the universe could have stemmed from a smaller number of points of origin, and then spread across the universe, from habitable planet to habitable planet. These two hypotheses are not mutually exclusive.
Speculative forms of extraterrestrial life range from sapient beings seen in works of science fiction to life at the much smaller scale of bacteria.
Extraterrestrial life forms, especially intelligent ones, are often referred to in popular culture as aliens or ETs. The putative study and theorisation of ET life is known as astrobiology or xenobiology.
2006-11-16 06:13:46
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answered by Brite Tiger 6
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You can't possibly imagine the end of the universe. Go ahead; imagine it for a minute. If it ends, then what's after that? HAH! It, or something like it goes on forever which means that theoretically, it's still growing. So let me answer your question by posing another: Do you really believe that in all of that eternal, still growing space that goes on and on in all directions, that our planet is the absolute only place where life could possibly exist? Think about that.
2006-11-16 06:15:18
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answered by mr.threethirtyfive 4
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