Is there life on other planets on other solar systems!?

Question

Surely there has to be something out there!

Answer 1

Hello,

This question was touched on in Richard Dwarkins latest book the God Delusion. The answer goes that a group of cosmologists & astrophysicists & astonomers have now calculated that there are a billion billion ( i.e. x1 trillion) stars in our universe. And even if you calculated that only 1% (yes 1%) of those stars contain systems that have planets circling them. where the precise conditions are suitable for some form of life to flurish then that leaves you with x1 million potential planets where could be life?

**Its abit mind boggling the more I try and think about this. It also makes me want to jump up and down in sheer excitement and wonderment at that thought there MUST be life else where.

**Second problem even if it was highly intelligent life, it would probably be so far away we would never have the means to reach them?

**Dont assume that life will be ANYTHING like life has evolved here on earth. It might be based on utterly different elements from us (non carbon based life forms).

**On a personal note I am totally convinced that life does exsist somewhere else in our universe, but we just have no way of knowing it. I cannot believe the human race is total alone in the universe. But then again I'm a pragmatist so I suppose I would think that way, of course I would.

IR

Answer 2

Life abounds throughout the galaxy and, we presume, throughout the universe. Many species have reached sentients and some of them have matured to join the space-faring species. Over the centuries, your planet was a curious place to visit once or twice and was not considered very interesting . Sure, your wars showed us how undeveloped you are as a species. Your infantile,(in cosmic terms) dependence on god concepts does not bode well for you and neither does your penchant to breed beyond your planet's ability to sustain you. We are now showing an interest in you because it is not often that we get to observe a species commit suicide. You are so close to maturing as a sentient species and it will be a shame to see you kill yourselves. There are just not enough of you becoming rational enough to force the issue. You let the least among you determine your fate, so be it.

Answer 3

Ooooh the question that plagued scientist and N.A.S.A. for
centuries. This is also the basis for the STAR TREK series.
In order to come up with a full - filling answear you must dedicate
your life to science and study hard. Or else join the crowd in
search of Little Green Men and U.F.O's. Choose wisely, No
turning back now.

Answer 4

It has yet to be scientifically proven but I personally think it is safe to say that there is. The universe is so vast and we have only discovered a very small portion. I think it is very vain and short sighted to say that Earth is the only planet out there that has life on it. I don't think it is necessarily little green men but there is, in my opinion, life out there beyond our solar system. What it is is beyond me.

Answer 5

If it can develop here it can develop elsewhere. And will probably be very much more like us than science fiction depicts. Nature has designed us this way as this is the most efficient design for evolution. If the dinosaurs has survived it's believed certain species would have continued to develop and would have been very dis-similar to our appearance today. Don't expect hostile races determined to die for honour or eat anything that moves, they would not survive any better than the Mammoth!! They would certainly never develop to what we are becoming.

Answer 6

It would be incredibly arrogant of us to assume we were unique. Out there are squillions of stars and the same kind of number of planets. There must be some other life out there. Trouble is they are all incredibly distant.

(But then if they saw our TV, they would quite reasonably assume that there was no intelligent life on this particular planet)!

Answer 7

With so many billions of stars, there will be thousands of civilisations sprinkled among them. Some will be vastly older than ours, having made unimaginable advances in science and technology. Others may have developed telekinesis to a level where they need no technology. Some may be studying us now!

Answer 8

I hope there's intelligent life up there somewhere. Looking at the example set by the leader of the Western world, there's not much of it down here on Earth.

Answer 9

Quite possibly. Every-one at some time , I guess will meet their own Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.

Answer 10

Think about it. billions of stars, almost all with planets, and only life on Earth? impossible.