2007-11-11 12:56:00 · 14 answers · asked by Jamie 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Who says we're better than anything else in the universe?
Since its us making the judgement, we can't be considered "neutral".
And since we are the only life forms we know of so far, we don't have nearly enough information to make that call.
I'll bet that when we find intelligent life elsewhere they will disagree with your statement.
2007-11-11 13:17:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our knowledge of the universe is less than a dolphins knowledge of our world, at least a dolphin has seen us! But we have never seen any life from another world, have we? So we could be missing out on technology by any number of super race of beings that is totally incomprehensible to us! We have seen signs of unexplained activity in our sky's as far back as fifty thousand years ago! If the paintings of flying vehicles in Aboriginal history are anything to go by! But the evidence is so intangible and vague that we are normally ridiculed and laughed at when it is reported! However! having said that, there is always that remaining ten per cent of sightings that cannot be disproved! And if that is proved to be a fact, some time in the future! Then I can only assume that we were not contacted earlier because we are thought to be retarded mentally or we were too dangerous to ourselves to possess such technology because "They" feared we would use it on our own species! I could be totally wrong, but the chances of other life forms existing in our universe is about ten thousand to one in favour! And that is a very good bet! When you consider that there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand in every dessert and beach in the world, then it begins to sink in doesn't it? Have a great day.
2007-11-11 21:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by wheeliebin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said we're better than anything else?
However, people believe that our relatively (in terms of our planet) high intelligence is just a trait of evolution, like how chameleons get to change colors when in a high threat environment. In the case of humanity, humans were able to develop tools and fire and etc etc. Can this freak of evolution take place anywhere else? Scientists are still arguing with each other.
2007-11-11 22:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by Bao Pham 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know we ARE better than anything else in the universe? You are being pretty self confident there, even arrogant.
2007-11-11 21:40:36 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That can't be said because we know very little about 'anything else' in the universe.
2007-11-11 21:00:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
humans pretty much the "bottom of the food chain" in the universe. think about all of the threats to humanity. we can survive on earthquake or a plague. but what about a gamma ray burst, uv rays, our sun swelling, our sun cooling, a black hole, a supernova, an asteroid? all of them could wipe us out in an instant.
and as for life. there could easily be more advanced life then us.
2007-11-11 21:16:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's like saying a grain of sand in the Sahara desert is much better than a grain of sand in the Simpson desert.
2007-11-11 21:05:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to know how you determined that you're better than a fusion device 20 times the mass of our Sun.
2007-11-11 21:04:55 · answer #8 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean better or do you mean special?
Life is special because it is relatively rare. We are more special than no life at all but just as special as any other lifeform in the universe....
2007-11-11 21:08:17 · answer #9 · answered by The Lazy Astronomer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we are not better than anything else in the universe.the only plus point we have (or we suppose so) is that we can think and because of this we are exploiting everything in this universe.so question urself now---are we better?
2007-11-11 23:18:59 · answer #10 · answered by chocky gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋