2007-02-25 12:57:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
As of current public knowledge, the only living intelligent beings are here on Earth. That said however, there are billions upon billions of stars in most every galaxy, which is multiplied further by thousands, if not millions or billions, of galaxies. Therefore, I say there must be at least some solar systems with the correct conditions to form other lifeforms, and probably some with enough conditions to create life as we human beings know it. However, there is nothing wrong with the theory that life may form differently from how humans have, and still be intelligent. We only look for lifeforms who are like us as we only have one example for living beings, and that is the life found on Earth.
2007-02-25 13:13:47 · answer #1 · answered by tim218_05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two problems come to mind in trying to answer your question...
First your use of the word "beings"...
I assume that you mean "Human Beings."
That life form is peculiar to the Earth.
Other planets in the universe may have some form of
life, but it is not realistic to assume that those life forms
resemble human beings in any way, shape, or form.
No one knows at this time.
Second, your question states "in the entire universe."
Well, that is a fairly big place. Some astronomers put
the size of the known universe at 45 Billion Light Years
in any direction.
Now for a realistic answer...
The Milky Way Galaxy (the galaxy our Solar System is in) is made up of at least a thousand billion stars just like our Sun. Each one of those stars may have from 0 to 10 (or more) planets with their associated moons circling around them. Any one of those planets could be an equivalent to Earth. So far we have been able to identify and catalog about 200 of them. So, there is a lot of work to be done in identifying and studying the rest. Now that is only within our Galaxy (the Milky Way).
Beyond the Milky Way Galaxy there are thousands and thousands of other galaxies each one having maybe
another 1000 Billion stars with their planets and orbiting moons. There has not been any significant work yet to attempt to discover planets in those distant galaxies. Astronomers are still working on the stars closest to us. Those close stars are on the order of 4.5 to 6 Light Years away.
To answer your question, i can only respond with the words, "We don't know yet," and qualify those words
with the concept that we don't fully know the total extent of what you call "the entire universe" yet. We do know that it is really big and still expanding.
2007-02-25 21:43:43 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The bible talks about angels...fallen and good ones...and other creatures surrounding God's throne....
Here are some in Revelations , Chapter 4.
Angels are unseen 'beings' around us constantly.
2007-02-25 23:16:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not likely.
It's a big Universe.
2007-02-25 21:01:46 · answer #4 · answered by kyle.keyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are one among billions.
There is no proof of this and we may never get any proof,but they ask the sane questions about us.
2007-02-25 21:23:48 · answer #5 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, we'd know by now....but technically, if you believe in God, and consider heaven to be the universe, then no, we're not...all depends on your perspective
2007-02-25 21:06:12 · answer #6 · answered by Hmmm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
define beings. it might be that birds and fish on our planet think that they are the only intellegent forms on the planet
2007-02-25 21:09:34 · answer #7 · answered by earthmother50 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no..maybe the only intelligent life forms but thats being typically human arrogant....
2007-02-25 21:01:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
universe is infanent there has to be somthing else
2007-02-25 21:06:14 · answer #9 · answered by cjboykin4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!
2007-02-25 23:13:05 · answer #10 · answered by James O only logical answer D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋