Do you believe that intelligent life exists on other planets?

Question

If that is so, then why do we not have any proof yet?

What about the Holy Bible- does it refer to life elsewhere, other than on our planet earth?

And who are the 'Men in Black?' I mean the real men in black...who some say aren't men at all, but are something else utterly.

If the government has knowledge of alien life forms, why would they obfuscate it from the public eye?

Answer 1

I'm not convinced that 'intelligent' life exists on THIS planet... let alone others!

Answer 2

Yes, I believe that intelligent live lives on other planets. The Universe is a pretty big place.

I think we dont' know because communication and travel intergalactically is very, very difficult as it takes an infinite amount of energy to get something to even approach the speed of light. They may have scientists scratching their heads trying to figure out how to travel to the next star too. According to the Big Bang, all things started at the same instant, and evolution is random, but does require a LONG time to get things done.

I dissagree that those in the Bible didn't know anything about the stars. They did. Everyone thinking the world was flat is mainly a myth as well. The ancients documented the movements of Mars and Venus. Maybe the Bible writers didn't record it because they had no contact with aliens. I have written a lot of things and never recorded an alien abduction because its never happened to me.

Men in Black? Fun movie.

The government doesn't have the capibility to hide a secret that big. This may be shocking to some, but the government is made up of (gasp) regular people, with faults and everything. They haven't revealed anything because there is nothing to reveal.

Answer 3

Yeah, I like Toms' answer :P There could be intelligent life, but do you know how big the universe is? No wonder we can't find a planet that has this. We still can't send people to other planets, so if there is life elsewhere, they might not be able to either, even if they are intelligent. And why do we always see aliens as human-like creatures? For all we know, the intelligent life could look like insects, dogs or some kind of marine animal :P We may never know, and that's what's so interesting! :) I don't think the government even knows what they're doing, but they'd hide if because they don't to cause worldwide panic and conflicts. I don't think they've found anything, though.

Answer 4

Of course there is "intelligent" life on other planets!
The sheer size of our universe sugests that there are many other life-forms capable of rational thought...Many scientists believe that life on earth was "seeded" from extraterrestrial origin (the theory of "panspermia")

So if there is other life, then why not intelligent life? Are we so full of ourselves, do we think we're that great? Many animals show signs of the beginnings of intelligence as though it is a side effect of organizational complexity. So it stands to reason that over time intelligence will develop eventually in any ecosystem that can support a variety of complex life...

Why wouldn't we know? You tell me. Our universe is VAST...Like, mind numbingly HUGE...untill a few thousand years ago, almost every society on the planet believed that THEY were the only humans on earth! Of course they acknowledged the existance of other cultures and races once they started running into each other but we haven't even been able to travel to THE VERY NEAREST ALIEN STAR YET! That's like our ancestors being convinced that there's no other villiage in the world because THEY CAN'T SEE ANYBODY PAST THE "BIG TREE OVER THERE!"

Men in black? Aren't those guys the secret service or the NSA or something?

If the government DID have knowledge of E.T.s then it could very well be in their best interest to keep it to themselves...If everybody knew about it it could have profound effects on the behaviour and attention of the public...The government has a vested interest in maintaining a predictible population...Its very hard to control and exploit people if they are unified and disinterested in material gains...

As for the bible...Well, many people think that the references to "angels" are describing alien encounters, there isnt any mention of other populated worlds that I can think of...Just keep in mind that the bible was written by men, and if it wasn't completely fabricated then how would the ancient peoples interpret an "alien abduction?" Enoch being "swept up to heaven?"

Answer 5

Ok first off, "Men in Black" was fiction. Second off, the Holy Bible doesn't say that there are but we may not be interpretting it right. And third, who knows if the government knows about aliens if there really are any. They most likely would have hid it from the public eye. They don't want people to freak out and do something rash when there really isn't anything to be worrying about. And the reason we don't have proof is because the universe is so vast we can't search every nook and cranny. Something new is always going to pop up and shout "Look at me! I'm new!". We get distracted. I really don't think that we are dedicating our whole research on the topic of exrtaterrestrials, nor do I think we should waste our time on that topic.

Answer 6

That is 5 questions -- not one.

1. The chances are that there is intelligent life on other planets. There are millions of galaxies and billions of stars so there are likely to be millions of planets that are suitable for life.

2. Other solar systems are too far away for interstellar travel. How would other civilizations let us know they were there -- assuming they were interested.

3. The Bible was written over 2000 years ago by people who had no understanding of astronomy. They thought the earth was flat and a few hundred miles across. Of course they had no concept of life on other planets -- they had no concept of planets.

4. "Men in Black" is a movie and a fantasy.

5. There are many governments on earth, and they would have no interest in keeping alien contacts secret. In any event, what government could keep a secret that big?

Answer 7

I think if their were intelligent lifeforms in another universe or planet God would tell us in the Bible. I've never read or heard anyone else say that there is a part in the Bible that talks about aliens or anything else like that. You can search for things in the bible at biblegateway.com

Answer 8

sure, i've got faith that smart stay lives on different planets. The Universe is a reasonably super place. i think of we dont' be attentive to because of the fact communique and shuttle intergalactically is somewhat, very complicated because it takes a limiteless quantity of power to get something to even attitude the value of sunshine. they could have scientists scratching their heads attempting to decide a thank you to shuttle to the subsequent famous person too. in accordance to the super Bang, all issues began on an identical instantaneous, and evolution is random, yet does require a protracted time to get issues executed. I dissagree that those interior the Bible did not be attentive to something on the subject of the celebs. They did. all and sundry thinking the international became flat is especially a fantasy besides. The ancients documented the movements of Mars and Venus. perhaps the Bible writers did not checklist it considering that they had no touch with extraterrestrial beings. I extremely have written distinctive issues and not in any respect recorded an alien abduction because of the fact its never occurred to me. men in Black? relaxing action picture. the government would not have the capibility to cover a secret that great. this could be surprising to 3, however the government is created from (gasp) usual human beings, with faults and each little thing. They have not revealed something because of the fact there is not something to bare.

Answer 9

If intelligent life exists elsewhere, we do not know about it. If they came here, their technology would be so far advanced from ours, that they would share the same relationship with us, that we share with ants. Have you ever tried to explain your thoughts to an ant?

A greater question is, "Does intelligent life exist in our own country?" Just notice half the people around you, and see how stupid they are, and as George Carlin says," Then realize that the other half of them are more stupid yet!"

Answer 10

I believe that intelligent life exists on other planets, because I have seen numerous amounts of evidence to suggest that it does. Also, concerning the Bible on this matter, it DOES say that God left things for us to discover for ourselves and I think that extraterrestrial life is one of those things.

Answer 11

The MIBs in the movies are fictional. There were real Men in Black, who lived years ago and had nothing to do with aliens. I did a question on this.