Do you think aliens exist

Capt'n Midnight

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Probably yes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation

Probably no
https://xkcd.com/718/ :pac:

The short version of is that they should be here by now

unless...
http://io9.com/11-of-the-weirdest-solutions-to-the-fermi-paradox-456850746

Capt'n Midnight

Thatdoesnt looksafe tome AHHHHHHH wrote: »

Considering we have only explored 1% of the universe, there has to be some other life out there somewhere, it might not be human sized or anything like that, it could be as small as an amoeba and still be considered an alien lifeform

Apart from some areas on the continental shelf we haven't even explored 1% of the ocean floor properly.

It's a truism that we know more about the surface of Mars than 50% of our own planet.

bb1234567

Thatdoesnt looksafe tome AHHHHHHH wrote: »

Considering we have only explored 1% of the universe, there has to be some other life out there somewhere, it might not be human sized or anything like that, it could be as small as an amoeba and still be considered an alien lifeform

If we had explored 1% of space that would mean we have explored literally billions of stars. We have explored like a dozen or so, maybe less. Im not even sure. But yeah its more like 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of space that we have 'explored'

Duggy747

It's much more likely to assume that intelligent life exists than not, considering how vast and old the universe is.

Now, as for them coming down here and doing the kind of guff the History Channel would peddle is different thing altogether.

"Did Aliens come to planet Earth and store items for humans to find? Find out on tonight's Storage Wars after Hitler's Alien Son on The History Channel."

Phill Ewinn

I think there are other possible life forms in the universe. Their Playstations are far more entertaining than ours are. Therefore they haven't bothered getting off the couch to come here.

the_syco

We dissect things we don't understand, nuke the things we fear, and eat it if it's tasty.

I can see why no aliens want to talk to the human race.

MickFleetwood

Yes, I do. The universe is far too large and expansive for there not to be, IMO.

SimonTemplar

jay2013 wrote: »

i dont believe in aliens.. there no proof of their existance i think its just nonsense made up to give certain people jobs

You could say exactly the same thing about God and priests.

jiltloop

Statistically it's almost a dead cert that lifeforms exist somewhere else in the universe whether they have infiltrated or are even aware of planet earth is alot less likely.

Capt'n Midnight

Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.

WumBuster

Why not. Many of the experts in this world believe in a supernatural creator in the sky on zero evidence so why not UFO's.

Ging Ging

Specialun wrote: »

Do they work for rte

RTE works for them

Napper Hawkins

It is highly likely that the earth will be consumed by the sun before anyone or anything out there even notices. The best we can hope for is an alien species discovering one of our satellites a few million years after we and the earth are long gone.

Either that or they've found us and are among us already.

Not sure what I prefer, not sure if I give a fuk either way.

Need a cigarette now, damn it.

af_thefragile

Microbes and possibly even animals without higher intelligence, probably yes.

Aliens with intelligence on par humans or even higher, possibly no.

But then who the feck knows and anyone who pretends to know is bull****ting! The universe is too big for us to figure that question out unless we are actually visited by said aliens!

Frank Black

Many people seem to think that the sheer size of the Universe almost guarantees the existence of intelligent life existing elsewhere. However, most fail to consider, the miniscule chances of intelligent life (or even any type of life) evolving in the first place.

As Arthur C Clarke once said - 'Sometimes I think we're alone in the Universe, sometimes I think we're not, in either case the idea is quite staggering'

Sin City

Sure havent Neil Armstrong , Buzz Aldrin and a host of other astronauts claim they have seen aliens. Some of them even claim they were hunted off the moon by aliens

Even Obama has an alien

Hoop66

It might be interesting to see what happens once Voyager finally makes it out of the heliosphere around our solar system. Mightn't be too long now.

This will be the first man-made object to make it into interstellar space. Maybe that's the sign that the galactic overlords are looking for? Once you have sent a manufactured object into interstellar space, you are considered to be sufficiently advanced to join the galactic civillisations club.

I'd say they'll think we're a bunch of knackers.

I Heart Internet

I watched the show about alien abductees on Channel 4 last night too OP.

What struck me - apart from the outrageous "hair" on the lady who lived with her son - was that they all had very good reasons for wanting to invent an alternative reality and escape the pain/mundanity of their own lives.

- the politician guy never knew his father and had a neglectful, alcoholic mother (so he invented an alien family)
- the Irish lady had lost a daughter by suicide recently which drove her delusions into overdrive
- the lady with the hair seemed to be just bored of it all - expalined that the only things she'd miss if the aliens took her forever would be her son, fags, tv and KFC.

I wouldn't rule out the possibility of other life forms existing somewhere in the universe - but do I believe that they are coming and abducting a lady while she's eating a KFC family bucket - no.

Capt'n Midnight

Hoop66 wrote: »

It might be interesting to see what happens once Voyager finally makes it out of the heliosphere around our solar system. Mightn't be too long now.

So far Voyager 1 has 'left the Solar System' by passing through the termination shock three times, the heliopause twice, and once each through the heliosheath, heliosphere, heliodrome, auroral discontinuity, Heaviside layer, trans-Neptunian panic zone, magnetogap, US Census Bureau Solar System statistical boundary, Kuiper gauntlet, Oort void, and crystal sphere holding the fixed stars.

Capt'n Midnight

Napper Hawkins wrote: »

The best we can hope for is an alien species discovering one of our satellites a few million years after we and the earth are long gone.

Probably better if they discovered us just in time to evacuate before the sun goes nova, just saying

coolhull

Isn't Alan Shatter from another planet?

RikkFlair

coolhull wrote: »

Isn't Alan Shatter from another planet?

Jewpiter

du Maurier

Frank Black

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Probably better if they discovered us just in time to evacuate before the sun goes nova, just saying

If we haven't developed the means to evacuate ourselves by this stage, we deserve to be incinerated.

Freddy Smelly

yes there is one. she plays the character Gail Platt on corrie

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ1GfomRrfx0-ADVwfEjU_8v-0d4cwjmtDswEp9OmXkaSGeMplBMNRnR6rs Gail without make up

http://static.tvtome.com/images/genie_images/story/2009/c/corries_gail_platt_t.jpg Gail with make up

Warper

yes

Sin City

Freddy Smelly wrote: »

yes there is one. she plays the character Gail Platt on corrie

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ1GfomRrfx0-ADVwfEjU_8v-0d4cwjmtDswEp9OmXkaSGeMplBMNRnR6rs Gail without make up

http://static.tvtome.com/images/genie_images/story/2009/c/corries_gail_platt_t.jpg Gail with make up