Do you believe Aliens exist?
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sweetpotato
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Of course there are other intelligent lifeforms in the universe. Do they all fly little saucers and have green skin and eyes that take up half their faces? Maybe but im sure they have not come any closer to mastering space travel like so many people like to imagine. I say this because I think that if WE were to finally have perfected any form of space travel we would want to go and see if there are other lifeforms and once we found them, try to make contact.
DoctorDisco
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Unless the universe is teaming with life. Its like after the titanic sank and there weren't enough life boats. They were floating through a sea of people and only had enough room for some.
Why introduce a non-contributive race to yours when you know they will just be a dead-weight? They have to worry about themselves and their people.
DoctorDisco
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And in my opinion I think they look not only human-like, but are emotional and religious based.
I argue human-like because it is the perfect form known to us. I argue emotion-based because emotions are what motivate us to do anything beyond natural/instinctual direction (Aka invent). I argue religious because it breeds the most effective and ambitious society.
I argue human-like because it is the perfect form known to us. I argue emotion-based because emotions are what motivate us to do anything beyond natural/instinctual direction (Aka invent). I argue religious because it breeds the most effective and ambitious society.
Minor Axis
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All humans are bigoted to one degree or another. A better word to use is lack of tolerance. We all make judgments either publicly or privately. What becomes more important is how tolerant we are and how hard we try to push our beliefs down other peoples throats. A lot of us have been indoctrinated into belief systems with zero proof just because it makes us feel good. One thing I can tell you is that I don't assume or believe there is a God as described by any of the major religions based on wishful thinking. And while I may judge you it's on a basis of "how did you reach that conclusion?" That is not bigoted as in how you used it.
pinkporridge
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UFO is just unidentified flying object.. which it was.. whether it was aliens or not is different thing.. however.. i belived there is life out there.. maybe not little green men with big eyes.. but life deffinatly life
I think that life on other planets is very possible. And no, I am not talking about all this crap with green aliens that have big heads and big black eyes.
Thing is, the universe is huge. Its likely that there are many planets out there that can support life one way or another. You know, other planets that are similar to earth. I find it silly that people immediately shun the whole idea of aliens just because a bunch of Hollywood Horror movies from 1950 poisoned the whole theory. Don't assume that other life will be green and slimy and appear in floating discs in the sky. Think more logically. Its possible.
Thing is, the universe is huge. Its likely that there are many planets out there that can support life one way or another. You know, other planets that are similar to earth. I find it silly that people immediately shun the whole idea of aliens just because a bunch of Hollywood Horror movies from 1950 poisoned the whole theory. Don't assume that other life will be green and slimy and appear in floating discs in the sky. Think more logically. Its possible.
Ahem.
I am an atheist. Even when I was Christian, I wouldn't be as ignorant to assume that because the son of God allegedly said that there is no life on other planets.
next your going to tell me dinosaurs and man never lived together, so naive
This is from an article published in november 2008
Scientists have detected an organic sugar molecule that is directly linked to the origin of life, in a region of our galaxy where habitable planets could exist. The international team of researchers, including a researcher at University College London (UCL), used the IRAM radio telescope in France to detect the molecule in a massive star forming region of space, some 26000 light years from Earth.
The molecule ­ - glycolaldehyde - has previously only been detected towards the center of our galaxy where conditions are extreme compared to the rest of the galaxy. This new discovery in an area far from the galactic centre also suggests that the production of this key ingredient for life could be common throughout the galaxy. It's good news in our search for alien life, as a wide spread of the molecule improves the chances of it existing along side other molecules vital to life and in regions where Earth-like planets may exist.
The team were able to detect glycolaldehyde by using the telescope to observe the region with high-angular resolution and at different wavelengths. The observations confirmed the presence of three lines of glycolaldegyde towards the most central part of the core of the region
Glycolaldehyde, the simplest of the monosaccharide sugars, can react with the substance propenal to form ribose, a central constituent of Ribonucleic acid (RNA), thought to be the central molecule in the origin of life.
Dr. Serena Viti, one of the paper's authors from University College London, said, "This is an important discovery as it is the first time glycolaldehyde, a basic sugar, has been detected towards a star-forming region where planets that could potentially harbour life may exist."
Professor Keith Mason, Chief Executive of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), said, "The discovery of an organic sugar molecule in a star forming region of space is very exciting and will provide incredibly useful information in our search for alien life. Research like this, combined with the vast array of other astronomical projects involving UK researchers, is continually expanding our knowledge of the Universe and keeping the UK at the forefront of astronomy."
The international team of scientists are from:
• The Universitat de Barcelona-CSIC, Barcelona
• INAF-Istituto di Radioastronomia and INAF-Osservatorio Astrrofisico di Arcetri in Florence
• University College London
• Institute de Radiastronomie Millimétrique, Grenoble
Article: M.T. Beltran, C. Codella, S. Viti, R. Neri, R. Cesaroni, 'First detection of glycolaldehyde outside the Galactic Center', arXiv:0811.3821v1 [astro-ph]
Scientists have detected an organic sugar molecule that is directly linked to the origin of life, in a region of our galaxy where habitable planets could exist. The international team of researchers, including a researcher at University College London (UCL), used the IRAM radio telescope in France to detect the molecule in a massive star forming region of space, some 26000 light years from Earth.
The molecule ­ - glycolaldehyde - has previously only been detected towards the center of our galaxy where conditions are extreme compared to the rest of the galaxy. This new discovery in an area far from the galactic centre also suggests that the production of this key ingredient for life could be common throughout the galaxy. It's good news in our search for alien life, as a wide spread of the molecule improves the chances of it existing along side other molecules vital to life and in regions where Earth-like planets may exist.
The team were able to detect glycolaldehyde by using the telescope to observe the region with high-angular resolution and at different wavelengths. The observations confirmed the presence of three lines of glycolaldegyde towards the most central part of the core of the region
Glycolaldehyde, the simplest of the monosaccharide sugars, can react with the substance propenal to form ribose, a central constituent of Ribonucleic acid (RNA), thought to be the central molecule in the origin of life.
Dr. Serena Viti, one of the paper's authors from University College London, said, "This is an important discovery as it is the first time glycolaldehyde, a basic sugar, has been detected towards a star-forming region where planets that could potentially harbour life may exist."
Professor Keith Mason, Chief Executive of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), said, "The discovery of an organic sugar molecule in a star forming region of space is very exciting and will provide incredibly useful information in our search for alien life. Research like this, combined with the vast array of other astronomical projects involving UK researchers, is continually expanding our knowledge of the Universe and keeping the UK at the forefront of astronomy."
The international team of scientists are from:
• The Universitat de Barcelona-CSIC, Barcelona
• INAF-Istituto di Radioastronomia and INAF-Osservatorio Astrrofisico di Arcetri in Florence
• University College London
• Institute de Radiastronomie Millimétrique, Grenoble
Article: M.T. Beltran, C. Codella, S. Viti, R. Neri, R. Cesaroni, 'First detection of glycolaldehyde outside the Galactic Center', arXiv:0811.3821v1 [astro-ph]
Minor Axis
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I'll take Wyndex's cue, there is absolutely no possibility of aliens except for the illegal kind. (no smiley)
Don't be so stupid. You can't cross science and religion like that. There is no way to prove that there is a God, or there ever was a man called Jesus who actually turned wine into water (except the bible, but that was written long ago when people were as logical as bricks and I have reason to believe almost everything is historically inaccurate). Dinosaurs however have been proven. We have found bones and constructed what we believe was the skeleton of dinosaurs. The best religion has to prove itself is a few nutcases who claim Jesus imprinted his face in toast.
I am not saying there isn't a God - we can't prove it, but we can't disprove it. I am saying that I do not believe that there ever was a son of God on earth, nor an entity know as God that appears to us as a bearded man in robes.
Regardless, I respect peoples opinions and beliefs, but clearly by what I have just quoted you don't have the same decency. You can tell me I am wrong, or post information supporting religion, and by all means if there is a God and an afterlife I certainly won't complain. Just don't write such pathetic comments. And frankly, would it kill you to use grammar once in a while. Sure, I am not great at writing but capital letters are pretty much basics. Consider that before you call me naive.
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