If you founded out there where life in the universe how would you react to this??? How would this affect your life??? Would this affect the evolution of the human race and life as we know it???
I want intelligent and in depth answers for this one. Smart asses not allowed
2007-04-13 12:23:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Personaly, I would be relatively unaffected. To me, this isn't a matter of 'what if' so much as 'why would they be so stupid as to get friendly with a race of primative ape-like creatures?'
On a social level, it would make people nervous. Real nervous, but they'd get used to it. I think it would have the effect of reducing ethnic, racial and national tensions, in the long run. The knowlege that we are not alone and that there might be races out there who might not be so friendly, and that our bickering is just weakening our ability to survive.
Fanatic religous groups would call them demons, too. More reasonable religious leaders would simply widen their perspective.
2007-04-13 15:09:08 · answer #1 · answered by socialdeevolution 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "founded" means to create or establish.
I'm going to assume that's not what you mean when you use the word "founded" twice in your question.
As to how I would react - satisfaction that we finally FOUND it. Most scientists believe life exists on other worlds, we just haven't found it yet.
And I doubt it would affect the evolution of the human race or any life as we know it - evolution is driven by environmental factors and genetic mutation.
But I think it would affect how we treat each other and how we view ourselves, knowing we aren't the only "chosen" lifeforms in the universe.
A little humility might do us some good.
And if that life turns out to be intelligent enough that we can communicate with it and share knowledge between them and us, that's even better.
I'll be happy if we just find a fish or grass on another world.
2007-04-13 21:31:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would make some people stop complaining how money spent on space exploration is wasted. It might also upset some religious groups who deny the possibility of life in space. They would probably call it a government conspiracy to kill religion or something like that. Of course it would all depend on how we found out. If some scientist said he heard a radio signal, and he was sure it was artificial and coming from outer space, but nothing else, then the conspiracy theory people would be all over it saying it was fake or saying we could read secret messages in it which were being covered up. But if a space ship landed at the UN building and aliens got out and spoke for the TV cameras, that would be totally different. However, I think that highly unlikely. More probably we will detect a signal but not be able to decode it. Then there will be debates if we should beam our own signal back. I suspect we would be afraid to do that. But NASA would still get more money.
2007-04-13 19:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life as we know it is the result of some very amazing coincidences: a single star of the right size and stability, a planet the correct distance from it that allows for carbon to be a gas and water to be a liquid, and both Jupiter and the Moon to sweep away a lot of errant asteroids from smashing into us.
Plus the right combination of chemicals, amino acids and lots of time to mix and grow.
The chances of a similar carbon based lifeforms elsewhere seems slim given all the parameters that allow life to organize here. There could be intelligent rocks somewhere, but does our definition of of self-awareness mean the same thing to them?
I'm pretty sure we're the only examples of 'intelligent' life in the universe, but who's to say somewhere else there's something looking at the stars wondering the same thing....
2007-04-13 19:59:12 · answer #4 · answered by Dances with Poultry 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Firstly I wouldn't be surprised.
It wouldn't affect my life. I might be able to tell people I was right once in a while but that's all.
It wouldn't affect human evolution unless it significantly and chronically changed the environment we live in. It would probably cause some religious uproar though.
2007-04-13 19:32:07 · answer #5 · answered by PJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't make any difference to the evolution of us and our planet.
An individual might go ape but it wouldn't impact our technology,only our theories about them.
We would probably never have any dialog with them,which is the only way the knowledge could effect us.
2007-04-14 09:40:42 · answer #6 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Founded? and you want intelligent answers?
2007-04-13 19:26:55 · answer #7 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋