Do you think Is there life on other planets?

Answer 1

Yes, without a shadow of a doubt.

I'm a great believer that the Earth isn't unique in the universe. Amongts the untold trillions of solar systems out there there must be millions of civilisations

Answer 2

I would have to say yes.

statistically speaking it would be almost impossible for us to be the only planet with any form of life at all.

if the chances of life starting on this planet where 1 in a million, there are billions upon billions of other planets out there so thousand even millions of those planets should have some form of life.

Answer 3

I think there is life on other planets,make no mistake though,There is no "must be"about it.The argument that "the universe is so big,there must be"is called,in debating,an "argument from incredulity"and is a logical fallacy.There is no "rule"that says "if x number of planets exist,there MUST be life.WE don't make ANY rules for the universe.Not one.

That being said,we know that amino acids(the building blocks of life) are quite common,even in deep space.These are very complicated molecules,so life doesn't actually have to start "from scratch"We also know that life has risen once,on Earth.This is the only statement that can be made with certainty,beyond that,to assert positively that life MUST exist elsewhere,is actually arrogance,nothing in the slightest scientific or mathematical about it.Simply statements from incredulity.

Also,if life exists out there,and I THINK it does,we know from studying the only place with life on it that we KNOW of in the universe,that INTELLIGENCE is rather rare,having risen to the technological level precisely once,out of BILLIONS of species that have existed.That came about by a cosmic accident,had the impact occurred sooner,later,or not at all.Intelligence may have NEVER arisen.With our political climate,intelligence,combined with other evolutionary features like an opposable thumb(toolmaking) and aggression,may turn out to be an evolutionary dead end.

Many people misunderstand the Theory of Evolution,thinking the "goal"is "intelligence".This is as bad an understanding of the theory as some creationists have.Evolution has one "goal"and one goal only,survival. Bacteria today are precisely as "evolved" as man,and long and short term,are a much more successful life form than man,with no intelligence at all.

Life is probably abundant out there,one cannot assert this as fact though,because,to date,NO LIFE has been found,ever,anywhere except the Earth.

Answer 4

Since there is no proof of life outside of that which resides here on the earth, the answer at this point is....no, there is no life on other planets. This does not mean that life does not likely exist on other planets, it may. But since there is no way of knowing at this point you can really safely stand on either side of this issue. I would like to believe that it is likely that if life developed once, then what are the odds that something as formidable as life didn't occur elsewhere. This is a faith issue much like believing in your choice of the many gods that man has believed in during our brief existence on this planet. You can not prove or disprove that god exists or ever existed without faith, and you can't prove or disprove that other life forms have evolved in the universe without the same. That being said, what is more likely, that God will allow itself to be proven by men thus demonstrating we are alone in the universe and that we are a special creation of the God, OR that we will find life elsewhere demonstrating we not at all special and just another link in an infinite chain of ever expanding life througout the universe. I believe the latter is probably more likely since God(s) has dominated the market on faith for about 5,000 years and still hasn't allowed humans to prove his(their) existence.

Answer 5

I think there is life on other planets. The universe is so vast that there must be other planets out there that have life on them. It need not be a life form that resembles humans or anything, but other living things must be out there.

However, unless other forms of life contact us (and governments don't hide the fact!) or we develop the means to find out for sure, I doubt we will ever know.

Answer 6

The question is more like; is there life on this planet??

Answer 7

Due to the billions of planets in the universe, the chances of life is highly likely.

Answer 8

Almost certainly, but it could be very rare. That's why it is important to search here in our own solar system. If we find life on Mars, Titan or the moons of Jupiter, it will be a big clue that the evolution of life is common wherever basic criteria are met. But at the moment, we can only speculate.

Answer 9

Definitely. The universe is far too big for there not to be life on other planets.

Answer 10

defiantly, i am not sure on this,but with all the numbers considered,i think its a mathematical impossibility, for there not to be other life out there

,but due to distance of space and time line of the universe, versus the whole lifespan, from finish to end, of other life , or species, would we even be around at the same point in time?, so meetings any soon is unlikely unless they decide to meet us.