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Are we alone in the universe?

Personally, I believe theres no chance in hell that all this is for us. We can't be that random of occurance that in an infinite amount of space, it could only happen once.

So, I say we've got company out there...

Anyone agree? Disagree?

Looking at the numbers I don't think we possible can be the only sentient speicies in this univeres.

And commen sences (well - that small amout I have) also says that it would be arogant to think we are so special

(Even I can't loose at these odds
(Although I've lost with a possiblility of failur of 0,00895% ))

I would like to be around when we make contact with other species of life in the universe.

Something tells me that it will be many more lifetimes before that happens though.

Someone said something to me that kinda stuck with me a while back. They said that there could be species out there that are advanced so far beyond our comprehension that we may appear to be nothing more than an algae bloom to them.

*Dp makes a call to MIB*
Hi, I found another one. Yep, he just jumped on the soap box and started talking. Can I shoot him?

Hold still Xandax, so I can get a good clean shot.

I am undecided on the subject matter

Originally posted by Brink:
<STRONG>I am undecided on the subject matter </STRONG>

Back on the fence again eh Brink?

@Vehemence-The fence is the best place to be

Originally posted by Brink:
<STRONG>@Vehemence-The fence is the best place to be </STRONG>

Vehemence's Random Quote number 187:

He who stands for nothing, will fall for anything.

@Vehemence-I don't think so

Originally posted by Brink:
<STRONG>@Vehemence-I don't think so </STRONG>

Why not?

Indian Wisdom
- When white man found this land, Indians were running it.
- No Taxes... No Debt... Plenty Buffalo... Plenty Beaver!
- Women did most of the work.
- Medicine Man free!
- Indian men hunted and fished all the time!
- White man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that.

Because I don't fall for everything

Originally posted by Darkpoet:
<STRONG>Indian Wisdom
- When white man found this land, Indians were running it.
- No Taxes... No Debt... Plenty Buffalo... Plenty Beaver!
- Women did most of the work.
- Medicine Man free!
- Indian men hunted and fished all the time!
- White man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that. </STRONG>

LMAO! COOOOOOOOOL

Originally posted by Brink:
<STRONG>Because I don't fall for everything </STRONG>

*COUGH*BullSh!t*COUGH*

Considering how different life forms have evolved here, the large probability that life can evolve in ways we can't even imagine, I think it's highly unlikely that life does not occur anywhere else in this vast universe. We live in a solar system, and our closest start system Alpha Centauri also has a solar system. Thus, it's highly probable that many other solar systems exist in the Milky way as well as in some of the other of the estimated 10-125 million galaxies in the universe (lowest and highest estimates from recent data AFAIK)

Btw, Alpha centauri B is the same type of star as our sun, so perhaps this solar system contains our closest neighbours...

@Vehemence-But it's true....

Closest neighbours... and yet it'd still take more than a single lifetime to reach it

Ah how I can't wait for faster than light speed travel

Originally posted by Brink:
<STRONG>@Vehemence-But it's true.... </STRONG>

Uuuuuh-huh

@Vehemence-Good to see that you agree

Originally posted by Vehemence:
<STRONG>I would like to be around when we make contact with other species of life in the universe.</STRONG>

Me too! But it's not very likely this will happen during our life span But if or when it happens, I predict a major change in human mentality, a real sociocultural as well as scientific paradigm shift!

Should we meet extraterrestrial life forms, let's hope we don't extinct them if they are more friendly or less techically advanced.
Right now, we know of about 40 exoplanets! (Planets outside our own solar system)