Do you believe in Aliens?

[Uncle Mort]

Watching TV in the last couple of days there's been a spate of items promoting the new X-Files film. I won't be going to see it.

Anyway these TV items always seen to turn to the question "Do you believe in Aliens?". A serious question that has profound implications. The trouble is that they always trivialise it by dragging in Roswell, crop circles, abductions and anal probes(?). So, if you tend to the belief in aliens you get lumped in with the 'nutters'.

I can't believe that in a Universe with at least 10 sextillion stars that our sun has the only planet with sentient life. I accept it's possible that there's just us but it does seem statistically unlikely.

I believe there are aliens but it doesn't mean I believe in UFOs.

[Grumpmeister]

I do think that there will be intelligent life somewhere else out there, but as for them coming here? Any life form with more than 2 brain cells to rub together would take one look at humanity and leg it as soon as possible.

[Snoopy]

  But what defines an alien? What do you suppose "they" call us?

[The Moan Ranger]

If space is infinite, then surely all possibilities must happen. Therefore there has to be life out there - whether it is close enough to ever come into contact with us is another matter.

So somewhere, there is an identical TMR typing an identical post on an identical forum. In fact, there are an infinite number of TMRs typing an infinite number of post on an infinite number of identical forums.

[Snoopy]

If space is infinite, then surely all possibilities must happen. Therefore there has to be life out there - whether it is close enough to ever come into contact with us is another matter.

So somewhere, there is an identical TMR typing an identical post on an identical forum. In fact, there are an infinite number of TMRs typing an infinite number of post on an infinite number of identical forums.

And given enough time they may come up with something. 

[The Moan Ranger]

If space is infinite, then surely all possibilities must happen. Therefore there has to be life out there - whether it is close enough to ever come into contact with us is another matter.

So somewhere, there is an identical TMR typing an identical post on an identical forum. In fact, there are an infinite number of TMRs typing an infinite number of post on an infinite number of identical forums.

And given enough time they may come up with something. 

 


















Git!

[Uncle Mort]

If space is infinite, then surely all possibilities must happen. Therefore there has to be life out there - whether it is close enough to ever come into contact with us is another matter.

So somewhere, there is an identical TMR typing an identical post on an identical forum. In fact, there are an infinite number of TMRs typing an infinite number of post on an infinite number of identical forums.

Then there must be a TMR who just got abducted by aliens in mid sentence. 
   

[Bar Wench]

As the rest of you have said, if you look at it from a numbers point of view it would be terribly narsasistic to assume we were the only forms of life.

[Uncle Mort]

Of course that brings us neatly round to FERMI'S PARADOX


The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations.

   

[Snoopy]

Of course that brings us neatly round to FERMI'S PARADOX


The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations.

   

Believing that "they" are there and knowing where to look are very different things. After all we don't actually know what we are looking for.

[Nick]

You mean there are more Captain Calamities careering about with ray guns and stuff? Excellent!

Hello Wenchy

[Grumpmeister]

But what defines an alien? What do you suppose "they" call us?

I suspect a talking hound comes high on the list of definitions 

[Snoopy]

But what defines an alien? What do you suppose "they" call us?

I suspect a talking hound comes high on the list of definitions 

 

[Pastis]

Believing that "they" are there and knowing where to look are very different things. After all we don't actually know what we are looking for.

I'm inclined to agree. It's said South Sea islanders could not see the ship that Cook arrived in because they had no frame of reference.

A naturalist in the rainforest looks up and points to an animal in the branches; the tourist doesn't see it at first - no frame of reference.

 

[Darwins Selection]

A naturalist in the rainforest looks up and points to an animal in the branches. .

. . and Berek eats it.