Poll: Do you believe in aliens?
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I believe there are aliens out there, they are probably not what we picture them but the universe is a big place and I doubt we are the only beings in the universe. While they may or may not be out there to be 100% sure of their existence we'd have to make first contact which is very unlikely.
Yes. I doubt contact with an intelligent, friendly race will happen during my lifetime though. Which sucks, but oh well.
Well they are a case of they exist or they don't so belief doesn't apply. In an infinite universe they are bound to be out there but, for all we know, in this whole galaxy earth might just be the only planet that has produced (arguably) intelligent life while it is also (give or take) equally possible that there are tons of aliens out there and our solar system is part of a cordoned zero-interference area because an interplanetary governing body doesn't allow the evolution of species to be screwed with.
It's arrogance and ignorance to assume we are so special as to have the entire universe to ourselves.
I think it's entirely plausible that an alien culture has developed efficient interstellar travel and has discovered our planet. Simply because we have already scanned the heavens and identified dozens if not hundreds of stars with planets potentially capable of supporting life as we know it, there is no reason another species elsewhere couldn't have done the same and after a time, gone to investigate their suspicions.
Are they "among us" or have they made contact? Almost certainly not. I wouldn't. Looking down from my lofty spacecraft at the primitive apelings on the planet below that are too obsessed with killing each other to realize the universe is bigger than their tiny blue rock and branch out. Why make contact with a species that isn't worthy?
Homo Sapiens have walked the earth for just under 200 millenia. In the timeline of the earth itself we are a minor occurrence. The earth is less than a blip in the timeline of the universe. In all likelyhood billions of species have developed, branched out, and gone extinct since the big bang. There is no reason there aren't plenty of them out there right now.
Will we ever encounter life that didn't originate on earth? Sure, as soon as we get off our asses and get to Mars. The ice there is probably full of bacteria. Will we ever encounter intelligent life on an equal footing and will I ever get my nerd dream of having a Klingon fire a disruptor at my head while insulting my parentage? Likely not.
I think it's entirely plausible that an alien culture has developed efficient interstellar travel and has discovered our planet. Simply because we have already scanned the heavens and identified dozens if not hundreds of stars with planets potentially capable of supporting life as we know it, there is no reason another species elsewhere couldn't have done the same and after a time, gone to investigate their suspicions.
Are they "among us" or have they made contact? Almost certainly not. I wouldn't. Looking down from my lofty spacecraft at the primitive apelings on the planet below that are too obsessed with killing each other to realize the universe is bigger than their tiny blue rock and branch out. Why make contact with a species that isn't worthy?
Homo Sapiens have walked the earth for just under 200 millenia. In the timeline of the earth itself we are a minor occurrence. The earth is less than a blip in the timeline of the universe. In all likelyhood billions of species have developed, branched out, and gone extinct since the big bang. There is no reason there aren't plenty of them out there right now.
Will we ever encounter life that didn't originate on earth? Sure, as soon as we get off our asses and get to Mars. The ice there is probably full of bacteria. Will we ever encounter intelligent life on an equal footing and will I ever get my nerd dream of having a Klingon fire a disruptor at my head while insulting my parentage? Likely not.
They exist. Definitely. It's just arrogant to assume that we're the only 'intelligent' life in the universe, not to mention nigh-impossible when you consider the sheer bloody size of the thing. However, they've certainly not visited us, much less abducted anyone, and chances are, they probably don't even know we exist, what with the vastness of the cosmos and such.
I believe there is life outside of our own world. I just believe they are advancing at the same rate we are at or they are a more primitive nature instead of the highly advanced being we would make them out to seem. As for appearance, I can't tell ya because considered thinking what they might look like. Finally, I believe we will find them first but not for a long, long time due that I think the alien race would be many light-years away.
There is no way you can't believe in aliens. With the number of planets and stars out there, no matter how small the odds are, there is alien life out there. I'm relatively certain that there is intelligent life out there for that matter. have they ever "visited" us, this one is a no.shadowsoul222 said:
Of course, the big issue with that is that there may well be 30,000 civilization-supporting systems in the galaxy. But what are the chances that they've got civilization on them at the exact same time as us? You could space civilizations out over 300,000 years with the history of the galaxy, and us humans are panicking about surviving the next ~200.ColeusRattus said:
That said, I think your estimate is a bit conservative. Of course, depending on how future findings go within our own solar system, I'd say that the chance of "life" (general definition,) existing in a certain solar system might be more like 1/10 all the way down to 1/1 on average (with some systems having multiple life-bearing bodies.) The definition of a self-replicating construct is very, very general, and also very versatile. So in terms of even simple bacteria or pre-bacterial life forms, there are definitely aliens. And I'll be willing to guess that from that probability, other alien civilizations are pretty abound as well. And I'll guess on top of that that there's going to be a sizeable portion of those civilizations that achieve long-term stability.
So far as we know. Just because we don't know how to accomplish faster than light travel, doesn't mean that it is impossible. However, I don't think we have been "visited" either. Would you want to visit a species as violent as us? I wouldn't.thylasos said:
Define aliens. Aliens can be anything. Do you mean any form of living organism or do you mean small grean men?
If it's the first option, then yes, I do believe in aliens, if it's the second option... then maybe, I dont really know what to think. I always thought it was weird why the egyptians built the pyramids to look like a map of the stars, and why the pyramids had paintings of men with helmets on, not just a soldiers helmet, but space helmets. My dad has this theory that it was so the aliens could find home. I laughed at him
If it's the first option, then yes, I do believe in aliens, if it's the second option... then maybe, I dont really know what to think. I always thought it was weird why the egyptians built the pyramids to look like a map of the stars, and why the pyramids had paintings of men with helmets on, not just a soldiers helmet, but space helmets. My dad has this theory that it was so the aliens could find home. I laughed at him
Not really. The Universe is almost infinitely large. Mathematics state that if something has occured once (in this case, life) then the larger the sample size the more likely it is that it occurs again. As the Universe is almost infinite, it is almost certain that life has occured elsewhere.SilentCom said:
Alien life is a mathematical probability bordering on certainty. There's really not much to believe about it anymore.
yes i believe and we will find them at some point. Whether its bacteria or a smart race. We will meet them, just not in my life time.
It's be unreasonable to say they don't.
I mean, we exist, and our galaxy alone is unfathomable big, with billions of stars and planets.
And then there's billions of other galaxies, each with an absurd amount of stars and planets.
Even if the chance of a planet being able to support live is below 0.0000000000000000000000000000000001%, considering the scope of the universe, that a few exist is pretty much guaranteed.
I mean, we exist, and our galaxy alone is unfathomable big, with billions of stars and planets.
And then there's billions of other galaxies, each with an absurd amount of stars and planets.
Even if the chance of a planet being able to support live is below 0.0000000000000000000000000000000001%, considering the scope of the universe, that a few exist is pretty much guaranteed.
i think you would have to be insane not to tbh, the drakes equation is a good thing to look at if your unsure about the subject. its a way of working out the probability of life being elsewhere in the universe
oh also when i say i do believe in aliens im talking about other life in the universe not little greys abducting people
oh also when i say i do believe in aliens im talking about other life in the universe not little greys abducting people
I'm willing to bet the poll sways 99% in favor of aliens due in large part to its over-simplification. No option for "I won't discount the notion, but we probably won't find out for sure in my lifetime," or "We've found evidence of single-celled life on Mars, so technically yes, but only the size of the universe gives us any rational reason to believe there's other sentient life out there." This poll is like asking a bunch of agnostics whether they believe in god or not - it doesn't allow for a qualified or nuanced response.
I don't say this to be rude, just to point out that I find the poll to be far too simplistic.
I don't say this to be rude, just to point out that I find the poll to be far too simplistic.