Are aliens real?
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I do, but I'm pretty sure they are either already extinct, or so far away, we'll all be dead by the time they reach us. Or a third, we won't even recognize them as "life", since humans are arrogant and think alien beings will for some reason look like us, but instead could look like rocks for example.
Well we are looking for signs of life int he Solar System at the moment, which we are at least capable of exploring and sending probes, Rovers and satellites to all the planets & their complicated moon systems. Mars especially is now being properly and scentifically mapped and explored, which will probably take decades in itself and we will one day eventually get a man or two up there so they can work a lot faster.
I think now the question is not one of 'Is there Life on Mars?', but rather and perhaps more relevant 'Was there Life ever on Mars?' Probably very small simple single-cell plant life or bacteria. But it still counts.
At the end of the day, as Arthur C Clarke once wrote back in the 1960's, the question is very, very simple :
'Is there life out there beyond the confines of Earth, or not?'
Either answer is equally quite terrifying.
I think now the question is not one of 'Is there Life on Mars?', but rather and perhaps more relevant 'Was there Life ever on Mars?' Probably very small simple single-cell plant life or bacteria. But it still counts.
At the end of the day, as Arthur C Clarke once wrote back in the 1960's, the question is very, very simple :
'Is there life out there beyond the confines of Earth, or not?'
Either answer is equally quite terrifying.
I suspect so (given how vast the universe is) - but I don't believe they've visited us or anything like that.
True, but to quote Albert Einstein
'I am not sure about the extent of the Universe, but my experience has taught me that two things are truly infinite - human greed, and human stupidity'.
You only have to look at Donald Trump to know how right the guy was...
@xj900uk I'm pretty sure some sort of "aquatic" life on some of Saturn's moons exists. Even if single cell, as you said. But life, yes. Very interesting!
Do you believe life on Earth was seeded by something that came off an asteroid? Making all of us, all life, alien? It's a theory I really like.
Do you believe life on Earth was seeded by something that came off an asteroid? Making all of us, all life, alien? It's a theory I really like.
I tend to agree. They'd obviously be more advanced than us in tech and hopefully in culture. So why would they bother? They might not even know we exist!
If the aliens have got any sense, they will just pass us by and keep on going.
What about in the ocean? Do you think aliens could have a ship deep in the ocean?I suspect so (given how vast the universe is) - but I don't believe they've visited us or anything like that
Well there is a lot in the ocean we don't know about. Heck, we know more about the far side of the Moon than what's at the bottom of the ocean!What about in the ocean? Do you think aliens could have a ship deep in the ocean?
I used to be a diver and underwater photographer - my pix of life on coral reefs were starting to get noticed and printed in decent publications before I had to give it all up due to illness. However, I did realise that even on accessible coral reefs (which are mainly betweeen 5m-15m down) approx one third of life and creatures on them has never been properly identified or catalogued, if at all. And if scientists and marine biologists can not properly identify all the creatures inhabiting such an accessible place, what hope is there for the deepest parts of the ocean?
That's a wicked job. I enjoy watching YouTube videos on deep see creatures and stuff like that. Especially places like the Amazon.
Already got it in my collection - special release which includes the original theatrical as well as the extended ccut with all the additional scenes (mainly involving the tidal waves) that was never finished in time back in the 1980's
Awesome! It's my favorite movie. I only watch it every now and then as to not wear it out. I lost my DVD tho during one of our moves. I might have it, but am not sure. I wonder if it's on blu-ray?
I don't think I seen that. I'll try and watch it before I go to bed.