Poll: Do you believe in aliens?

[Cowabungaa]

I bet this will do as proof, at least for the billions of galaxies. [http://www.jointquest.com/jointquest-old/NationalGeographicTheUniverseMap.jpg]

Anyway, I think the odds are pretty slim that there are no other planets with life. However, untill their is solid proof I hold my breath. So it's a "possible" for me, since the facts say nothing more then that. I sure hópe so though, but hope means nothing.

I've always liked that picture, it's a nice representation of the universe. Still doesn't make me change my mind though.

A nice representation? Apperantly not even slightly, that background image is just 1(!)% of the total visible universe. Pretty awesome how we kinda can't comprehend the vastness of space. Anyway, I guess the odds of earth being the only planet with life, depends on how easely life originates. At least chemicals for it are plentyfull, even in interstellar dust.

 

[Inverse Skies]

A nice representation? Apperantly not even slightly, that background image is just 1(!)% of the total visible universe. Pretty awesome how we kinda can't comprehend the vastness of space. Anyway, I guess the odds of earth being the only planet with life, depends on how easely life originates. At least chemicals for it are plentyfull, even in interstellar dust.

I'm not saying it isn't possible, just that I'm waiting for proof before I throw my alligence in behind the 'aliens are real' bandwagon. If I die and still no proof exists I'll die just as happy as if I did know they existed.

Life on Earth is theorised to have started as an RNA world rather than DNA. It's interesting literature if you ever get a chance to read about it.

 

[The Steel Ninja]

I wish there were. I think they're out there, but I wanna be visited by giant talking preying mantises, transforming robots, and possibly space zombies. How cool would that be, right before they razed our planet and took us for some serious anal probery?

 

[DoctorNick]

If indeed the conditions that led to life on Earth can be reproduced elsewhere, then yes I would say there is a decent chance that 'life' in the broadest sense of the term has arisen elsewhere. Also, as clarification, when I say 'life' I do NOT necessarily mean intelligent life.

But the problem is this; We have NO evidence one way or another. This is important, because BELIEF with a LACK of evidence is faith. Anyone who says otherwise is fooling themselves.

Now then, as for intelligent life, I'm personally inclined to think that IF life occurs with some frequency and IF these various biospheres last long enough then there MIGHT be the chance of an intelligent life form coming into being.

Once again, we have no idea whether or not life can arise elsewhere, no idea if it does, no idea what the chances are for intelligence to arise and no idea what the probabilities are of it developing language, technology, etc...

I guess I'm just kind of rambling at this point, what I mean is that with no knowledge of the variables involved it is impossible to figure if there is life elsewhere and we can bluster philosophically all day and still be no closer to knowing. I personally have faith, being that this is a belief without hard evidence, that there's a chance life has arisen elsewhere. But that's as far as I'm willing to go.

PS: The argument of 'but the universe would be boring otherwise!' means nothing. The universe doesn't give a crap if you think it's boring or not, it just is what it is.

 

[Willwillwritehiswill]

Logically we can't be the only planet in the entire universe that harbours life.

 

[Shrubery]

they are out there somehere , they have to be .
i mean what are the odds of earth being tho only planet with life on it .

 

[Mr_spamamam]

i think it would be very arrogant to assume that in a universe this big, we are the only form of intelligent life. we dont know any aliens, but maybe aliens know about us and thought " Na, you know what, we'll leave them alone, they seem a bit dim"

 

[Beowulf DW]

There are most definitely other forms of life out there amoungst the cosmos.

I don't know whether any of that life is advanced enough to visit Earth, though.

As Calvin and Hobbes said, "Sometimes I think that the best sign that there's intelligent life out is that the fact that none of it has tried to contact us." (Or something like that)

 

[dirte]

I believe facts. fact is never seen any. But, i haven't been everywhere so cant say that aren't out there

 

[S.H.A.R.P.]

I guess they are out there somewhere, maybe not as advanced as us, perhaps far more then we can ever imagine, but they are there. I think the chance is too small for us being the only form of life in the universe.

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

A nice representation? Apperantly not even slightly, that background image is just 1(!)% of the total visible universe. Pretty awesome how we kinda can't comprehend the vastness of space. Anyway, I guess the odds of earth being the only planet with life, depends on how easely life originates. At least chemicals for it are plentyfull, even in interstellar dust.

You're little map is basically the Virgo Supercluster.

Here's the universe that has been accurately mapped (Virgo Supercluster appears at the center), beyond these boundaries the universe appears homogenized and thus its scope cannot even be guessed.

Spoiler: Map

Life itself is an interesting phenomenon and comes in several forms even on Earth. The basis on which life evolves (life as we know at least) is self-replicating proteins which may be exceedingly common but are of little consequence unless they cause cells to grow. I think you can guess the rest.

 

[Chinchama]

With all the space out there it only makes sense that something, maybe not necessarily intelligent, but something else is alive out there.

And on that note, is anyone else here scared to death about the idea of grayling aliens, ya know, the humanoid looking ones, or ones like E.T., those scare the shit out of me. However, big crazy monster aliens like Alien really don't bother me. Someone explain this.

 

[kellenheller]

Do you need to see a billion dollars to believe it exists?

Lol, that's a fairly weak argument.

Your opinion. It's wrong, but it's your opinion. It still doesn't change the fact that it is a valid argument and that you didn't bother to answer the question.

*EDIT*

Not saying that as a shot, just saying you didn't answer the question.

 

[NoNameMcgee]

I certainly believe they exist; considering the size of the universe it would be ignorant to say we're the only intelligent life out there.

As for if we'll ever meet them... Who knows?? I really don't know how many their are out there or how near to us they are in universe, so I can't say.

I think its unlikely we've been visited before; but I leave myself open to the possibility because some of the stories I hear about peoples accounts are just so interesting.

 

[whaleswiththumbs]

I hope so, if they don't God really fucked us over.(Please Excuse the language there)

My friend had an interesting theory. God created prototypes and those are the aliens, so my guess from that theory is that they won't be smart, unless God neglected them and they became intelligent and god hating.Which would make a killer game. God vs. Aliens! Who do you think would win that battle?(thats probably on the lines of ninjas vs. pirates, and the ninjas would win! because Chuck Norris is a ninja)

 

[P1p3s]

i barely believe in scientologists!

 

[Clirck]

Imagine something endless and you are going to reach the end of it.
Thats impossible and so there defenetly other living beings in this endless endless called universe which we live in.
I just wrote it and tought for a second - WTF ?

 

[Crepusculite]

I think the question is how we define life. For example, most biologists say life is the chemistry of carbon, but there may be other life-forms that are based around silicon, for example. They might be just as intelligent, compassionate and capable of empathy as us, but are they alive?

But I think that even life-forms quite similar to those found on our planet might exist, but I don't think they've come to Earth for several reasons:
1) Why bother?
2) The difficulty of interstellar travel.
3) What's to say they're any more developed than us?

Hm, that seems a bit too coherent, I better add that I hope I meet Yoda, just to balance it off.

 

[gigastrike]

Yes, I beleive in mexicans.