We Are Small.

We're not really talking about the possibility of human life on other planets. We're talking about the possibility of any life out there already.

You'd have to be a pretty crazy gambler to insist that out of the (now estimated) hundreds of billions of earth-like planets out there, we're the only one with any form of life at all -- even single-celled organisms.

The thought that a mirror Earth would be impossible to find is down to our technology. Given the vastness of the Universe there is undoubtedly countless Earth-like planets out there. Technology really is an amazing thing. A hundred years ago, there was the Andromeda Nebula, barely visible in the largest and most advanced telescope there was. We now know, that is an entire galaxy, home to 5 times the stars that the Milky Way holds.

We can now also see galaxies billions of light years away.. A hundred years ago the thought that there was more than one galaxy was absurd, because we could only just make out our closest neighbor, and the resolution was so poor, it was thought of nothing more than a gaseous nebula residing within our own galaxy. Technology showed us how wrong we were. Imagine what we will be able to see in another 100 years.

Andromeda in the early 1900's

Andromeda now

Well he said "too far to be considered" and I figured considered meant for us to live on. Same "make-up" as the earth etc. There can be plenty of planets out there that can host life just maybe not human life.

I believe there are plenty of other planets out there. I mean we can only study so much of our galaxy there are billions beyond billions of possibilities out there for life to exist. Many people just don't like the idea of other life out in the world. It would take beyond years before we possibly find any because for all we know there could be life on the planets around us they just stay underground or something. Our world started with 1 single cell organism according to science. If that was all it took then why wouldn't there be other organisms out there?

Once we do stumble on them though.
It's gonna be like Planet 51 where "we" are the aliens. Haven't seen any ships besides ours looking for other life. ;x

Terraforming!

Better not release any G-23 Paxilon Hydrochlorate. Gorram Reavers!

Reavers are weak!

Reavers ain't men—or they forgot how to be.

Wanted more alien stuff in Firefly :/ Gogo SGU now :X

normally I'd laugh this sort of idiocy off, but wishing suicide on people who don't assume there's life outside earth is really messed up.

even if it was statistically likely that life exists elsewhere in the universe at this second (and depending on the variables you put into the drake equation it varies quite a bit) there is no proof yet - it's just a statistical theory.

wishing death on someone who understands the meaning of statistics, unlike you? you're *** in the head bro lol

How about just more Firefly?

Though, there is no planet out there that can hold a life form as cool as this other than ours. :P

More Firefly wouldn't be so bad but it's never gonna happen so :/

If we keep this up, we can start discussing more complex and mind-*** inducing things like multiverses; aka: parallel universes.

I... I almost of wish Serenity didn't happen. Yet.

Almost. ._.;

JOSSSSSSSSSSSSSS


Jaerik's too shy, so I'll say it for him.

Lol..this is what i thought of when i first saw threads title

i totally had something else in mind when i read the title of this thread..figured it would be a thread about tarus

Does that mean aliens could be bigger than godzilla? <.>

In a world of expanding space and possibilities there could be aswell be a planet full of Pedobears!

Aswell the possibility of just one big bang or whatever you might refer it to is quite low - even now might somewhere be one but at a distance not possible to manifestate in a mere number.

Are there actually people that think there isnt any life anywhere, besides earth? Dont think i know or have met anyone that thinks that >_<.

Who wants to start the discussion about Quanta right away? I feel like it.

Some religious people? lol.

DEATH TO NON-BELIEVERS!

you're no better than a religious zealot if you believe something just because of probability instead of proof! :<

Who believes our whole universe exists inside a bauble on a cats collar? *raises hand*

Idk with the size of our universe it's kinda foolish to say it's impossible.

it's also foolish to say it definitely exists at this moment without having anything even verging on proof.

for Tassadar!

i had to......;;

I never said it definitely does did I? I merely said it's foolish to completely rule out the possibility for there to be existence given the size of the universe we live in. Which as far as human know is constantly expanding and could keep expanding far beyond what we know because the light from stars past what is visible now may not arrive here for many years. So please explain how it's foolish to rule out possibility.