[Sir Kenyth]

Originally posted by Ziroc: quote: Originally posted by Sir Kenyth: I've been thinking about the universe, it's vastness, how long solar systems last, etc. I came to a conclusion about the alien theory. It's quite possible that other planets could have life, but unlikely that they have it now at the same time as us. Think about how short the existence of this planet is in comparison to the scope of the universe. Then think of how short the existence of life is in comparison to the planet. Then think how short the human existence is in comparison to that. Take into account that solar systems and planets go through cycles and the window for the existence of life is very short in the total lifespan. Certainly another planet relatively close to us may support life at some time, but it's HIGHLY unlikely that it would happen at the same time as us. This doesn't even touch on the fact on whether it's even possible to physically transverse the vastness of the universe to find out! What do you think?

You're thinking in HUMAN terms and HUMAN Life. Man, I could go into so many tangents about this [img]smile.gif[/img] . TRUST me, life is out there, and NOT just human. Silicon. Energy beings. Gas-based life. All types of stuff. Look at MARS. They just found a huge amount of Ice on the poles--enough, if melted, that it would create an ocean.

If we could MELT it--atmosphere! Greenhouse effects.

We gotta stop thinking from OUR point of view (i.e. in HUMAN terms) and also stop thinking WE are the 'center' of the Universe. That idea is too silly!

Travel in space is simple if you can FOLD space and time. It IS possible, we just don't know how yet. The Aussies just TELEPORTED a laserbeam last week, you think in 1950 that would have been possible?

There is SO much we have yet to see, and I for one wish I had an Elves lifespan to see it.

PS: We just NEARLY got hit by a Asteroid the size of a football field (it passed within 75,0000 MILES of earth)--that is SO close, you don't even know... (Closer than the MOON). and if it hit Earth, it would have exploded in the air to a magnitude equal to a 10 Megaton Nuke. scary huh! [/QUOTE]I know what you mean Z. Imagination is a great thing. Sometimes dreams and wild theories pan out into realities, but they usually don't. The human point is THE ONLY point we know right now, and we havn't even got that one totally figured out yet. I just see how truly fragile life is. The equivalent of a solar sneeze could wipe everything out and there's damn little we could ever do about it. The chances of two planets generating the rare miracle of life, evolving, and surviving long enough to generate a technology we don't even have reason to believe is possible and to have it all happen in the same heartbeat of the universe is a long shot. That given, we would still have to discover the proverbial needle in the haystack! See what I mean?

[ 06-21-2002, 01:03 PM: Message edited by: Sir Kenyth ]