just curious lol
2007-10-04 04:37:45 · 28 answers · asked by curious________ 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I like to look at the bigger picture (or at least try). Perhaps there is currently some form of life out there somewhere. Perhaps there was life out there years ago (thousands, millions, millions, etc.). Perhaps new life will develop in the future years (thousands, millions, billions, etc.). Perhaps this life would be too small for us to observe with the naked eye (such as germs, etc.). Who knows? More importantly, if we have no reason to believe our lives would or could be impacted by this other life, why concern ourselves?
2007-10-04 04:43:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems very likely that given the right conditions (i.e. a planet at about the right distance from the sun to hit the triple point of water), over time it is nearly inevitable that it will produce something much akin to terrestrial life.
Considering the size of the universe, and the vast number of stars out there, it's almost impossible that isn't another planet in the entire cosmos that doesn't also have life. If you include the possibilities of life-forms in other habitats unlike Earth (methane breathers, gas-giant dwellers), then the odds are even better that there's life out there.
As to whether or not any of that life has achieved sentience in a fashion we would recognize, let alone technology and civilization, I have no idea. It seems possible - but until we find it, it's like trying to prove there's unknown species at the bottom of the sea.
But if you're talking little grey dudes who zip about in flying saucers and stick things up people's bums? That seems highly unlikely.
2007-10-04 11:45:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course. It is complete foolishness to believe that we are the only planet in the entire Universe that has life.
You don't need evidence or proof. It's just common sense. Why would we be the only life in the Universe? There is other life out there, but the reason why we can't prove it is because we haven't found other life yet.
Questions of larger magnitude are much harder to answer. Don't think we can find the answer so easily.
2007-10-04 11:52:02 · answer #3 · answered by Lost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
There are about 400,000,000,000 stars in our galaxy, for all we know, most could have planetary systems. Even if only a tiny percentage have life supporting worlds - that's a lot of life. Not all will get past a bacterial stage, fewer still will produce sentient beings able to look at the world and wonder about it. I expect every intelligent species in the universe - and there could be many billions - has looked up at the night sky and asked if they were alone.
There are also about that many galaxies - I find the idea that we are alone is ridiculous. Just as carbon must bond in a certain way, life must evolve, in many places in the universe.
I feel as certain that, to date, no extra-terrestrial life has visited our little world. The stories of such are ridiculous and expose an upsetting lack in terms of human imagination.
2007-10-04 11:40:44 · answer #4 · answered by Leviathan 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
not sure if you mean in a religious sense or universal sense.
If you mean in the sense of an afterlife, yes i believe that our spirits go somewhere, not sure if i believe in heaven and hell, but definitely believe in "the other side".
If you mean universal sense, yes, again i think there is. Why would we be the only planet that has life. We only know a limited amount of space and that there are no other lives/species near to us, but other Space and universes hasnt been fully explored, so there must be something/other beings out there.
2007-10-04 11:51:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The balance of probability is that there is; We now know for a certainty there are planets orbiting other stars. We have yet to find any capable of supporting life, but given there are probably billions of planets, there will be a percentage in the 'Goldilocks zone'.
But Life is complex, and difficult to get started. We only know of one place in the universe where it definitely happened, so inhabited worlds are likely to be like the lands of the Jumbliees - far and few, far and few!
2007-10-04 11:45:00 · answer #6 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Space is endless, our universe alone is vast. We would be naive to believe that we are the only ones. What ever your religious believes, why would earth be the only place where life was created?
2007-10-04 11:43:50 · answer #7 · answered by MotherB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course.
The film Contact couldn't have put it any better:- "I'll tell you one thing about the universe, though. The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before. So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space."
2007-10-04 11:42:24 · answer #8 · answered by DMsView 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jesus Christ, through the divine investiture of God the Father, had created worlds without number. It stands to reason, that to fullfil the Plan of Salvation for all mankind, man would also be on some of those worlds.
Furthermore, the Lord would easily set apart time to visit each one of them at His will.
2007-10-04 11:48:05 · answer #9 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Possibly. But with all the research and reaching out, I get the impression 'other life's actively hiding from us.
2007-10-04 11:43:10 · answer #10 · answered by Goethe's Ghostwriter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋