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Author Topic:   The Plausibility of Alien Life
bluescat48
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Message 1 of 73 (495816)
01-24-2009 12:03 PM


in the topic "The source of Life homunculus asked
'If I ask you if you believe in aliens (that's intelligent life, for you young hipsters), you'd say, for example, no! then I'd say, but is it possible? your answer would have to be, yes! It doesn't matter how i answer the question, the constance (the possibility) stays the same.
I would like to address this in a new topic.
My point is that given that the size of the visible universe and the amount of galaxies within it, that it would be plausible that there are many stars similar to our sun. Given that a rocky planet that was at a distance that would allow for liquid water to occur and was dense enough to maintain a sizable atmosphere, then life would be possible and intelligent life would be plausible.
If such life was advanced, far beyond our own, the yes it would be plausible that alien life could travel to our earth.
Do you agree or not and why?
Edited by bluescat48, : typo

There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
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bluescat48
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Message 4 of 73 (495846)
01-24-2009 3:07 PM
Reply to: Message 3 by subbie
01-24-2009 2:59 PM


Is it plausible that alien life could travel to Earth? Yes.
It is plausible that alien life would travel to Earth? No
I somewhat agree with the 2d statement. Maybe they would not intentionally aim directly for the earth, but if they were in the neighborhood for some unknown reason, seeing that the planet appears to be similar to there own start point, just might just take a look at it.

There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969

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bluescat48
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Message 8 of 73 (495864)
01-24-2009 4:55 PM
Reply to: Message 7 by Modulous
01-24-2009 3:34 PM


If by could you mean 'they would have the capability' then yes.
So if one involves speculation, let's assume that this planet has a natural history very similar to our own, formed about the same time, with similar amounts of water, the same minerals and same climate and everything evolved the same way. The one difference is no Dark Ages. the discoveries we made since the 1600's they made 1000 years earlier.
Thus they would be advanced. That is what I meant when I said
If such life was advanced, far beyond our own

There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969

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bluescat48
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Message 12 of 73 (495877)
01-24-2009 6:30 PM
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01-24-2009 6:14 PM


In summary, if a higher level of intelligence is possible, why not a higher state of physiology.
But why should a higher state of physiology imply supernatural powers.
Such life may have powers capable of affecting the human Psyche.
It wouldn't take much in that there have been humans who have done that.

There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969

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Message 14 of 73 (495885)
01-24-2009 7:17 PM
Reply to: Message 13 by Blue Jay
01-24-2009 6:39 PM


Re: Why Intelligent Life?
I was wondering when someone would get around to alien life that was not humanoid. I agree that it would be more likely to find "non-intelligent life" considering that the planet would not have to be able to sustain more advanced forms of life.

There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969

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bluescat48
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Message 16 of 73 (495959)
01-25-2009 11:45 AM
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01-25-2009 11:01 AM


Re: Super And Natural Or Supernatural?
Is what earthlings regard as supernatural really super natural or, perhaps, a super and natural form of intelligent creatures.
That would be unknown until one can truly define the difference between natural and supernatural or if there is a grey area between them that appears to be both.

There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969

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Message 56 of 73 (496245)
01-27-2009 8:11 AM
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01-27-2009 7:51 AM


That's why nothing with mass can move at the speed of light
It looks like light can travel faster than light.
What is the mass of a photon?
The last time I checked it was 0

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Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969

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