Most People Believe in Intelligent Alien Life, do you?

[JimBowie1958]

YouGov | You are not alone: most people believe that aliens exist

"Germans (56%) are the most likely to believe this, followed by Americans (54%) and then British people (52). At most a third (32% in Germany) assertively do not believe in extra-terrestrial live, although this is lower in Britain and the US.

"Men, across all three countries, are more likely to believe in extra-terrestrial life. Only in Germany do a majority of women (51%) believe. The oldest people are the least likely to believe in all three countries – in Britain, for example, 45% of over-60s believe in aliens compared to 59% of 18-24s."

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

I believe in the likelihood that the universe is teeming with intelligent life, but due to the vastness of space and time it is unlikely that any would come into contact with each other.

In other words, simultaneous existence and the ability to contact is damned unlikely.

 

[rightwinger]

Intelligent life in the vast reaches of the universe? Probably

But intelligent life is the exception, not the norm
The probability that this life could have reached this planet is ridiculously small

 

[Pogo]

I don't really follow why we'd be narcissistic enough to assume they would want to contact us.

Especially if they read this board. I sure wouldn't.

 

[hunarcy]

I don't really follow why we'd be narcissistic enough to assume they would want to contact us.

Especially if they read this board. I sure wouldn't.

If you'd stop posting here, it might be more attractive to them.

 

[TheOldSchool]

I hope whatever deity they worship doesn't mandate them to destroy us.

 

[Harry Dresden]

lets just hope that if we are visited by someone it aint some beings like the Romulans or the Scarans.....

 

[Pogo]

I hope whatever deity they worship doesn't mandate them to destroy us.

Once they find out we have clocks -- it's all over.

 

[daws101]

to quote Monty python:


the last line of the song is the most relevant

 

[rightwinger]

I think most of the life we would encounter in the universe would be of the order of a mold or slime
It is that hard to create and sustain life

Intelligent life in that it has a brain, not that it can build a spaceship, would be exceptionally rare and at such a great distance that we could not reach it or find it in several lifetimes

 

[S.J.]

I think most of the life we would encounter in the universe would be of the order of a mold or slime

You mean there are liberals out there too?

 

[PredFan]

I believe it is most likely that we are the most advanced life form in the universe, certainly in the galaxy. There is very likely life on other planets and moons, likely even in our own solar system.

We have never been contacted by aliens nor will we be. The distances are too great and the physics laws are unbreakable.

 

[PredFan]

I believe in the likelihood that the universe is teeming with intelligent life, but due to the vastness of space and time it is unlikely that any would come into contact with each other.

In other words, simultaneous existence and the ability to contact is damned unlikely.

I agree wholeheartedly with this post except for the part about "teeming".

 

[HenryBHough]

I did believe in intelligent alien life until Americans elected the first alien president in 2008......

 

[PredFan]

I don't really follow why we'd be narcissistic enough to assume they would want to contact us.

Especially if they read this board. I sure wouldn't.

If you'd stop posting here, it might be more attractive to them.

 

[rightwinger]

I believe it is most likely that we are the most advanced life form in the universe, certainly in the galaxy. There is very likely life on other planets and moons, likely even in our own solar system.

We have never been contacted by aliens nor will we be. The distances are too great and the physics laws are unbreakable.

As are the laws of Chemistry

Life must be water based. It takes simple compounds of noncomplex elements. Alien life must follow the same periodic table we do. Liquid water exists between 0 and 100C, any planet that does not maintain those temperatures will not sustain life

 

[HenryBHough]

Nobel prize in chemistry awarded by same committee that anointed Obama!

This one is for discovery of an element that is so rare it's named "unobtainium".

 

[PredFan]

I believe it is most likely that we are the most advanced life form in the universe, certainly in the galaxy. There is very likely life on other planets and moons, likely even in our own solar system.

We have never been contacted by aliens nor will we be. The distances are too great and the physics laws are unbreakable.

As are the laws of Chemistry

Life must be water based. It takes simple compounds of noncomplex elements. Alien life must follow the same periodic table we do. Liquid water exists between 0 and 100C, any planet that does not maintain those temperatures will not sustain life

It amazes me when I hear people who think that maybe the laws of physics don't apply to other galaxies.

 

[S.J.]

I believe it is most likely that we are the most advanced life form in the universe, certainly in the galaxy. There is very likely life on other planets and moons, likely even in our own solar system.

We have never been contacted by aliens nor will we be. The distances are too great and the physics laws are unbreakable.

As are the laws of Chemistry

Life must be water based. It takes simple compounds of noncomplex elements. Alien life must follow the same periodic table we do. Liquid water exists between 0 and 100C, any planet that does not maintain those temperatures will not sustain life

Maybe not human life but thinking that the only life possible is the life WE know is not very open-minded.

 

[Pogo]

I believe it is most likely that we are the most advanced life form in the universe, certainly in the galaxy. There is very likely life on other planets and moons, likely even in our own solar system.

We have never been contacted by aliens nor will we be. The distances are too great and the physics laws are unbreakable.

As are the laws of Chemistry

Life must be water based. It takes simple compounds of noncomplex elements. Alien life must follow the same periodic table we do. Liquid water exists between 0 and 100C, any planet that does not maintain those temperatures will not sustain life

It amazes me when I hear people who think that maybe the laws of physics don't apply to other galaxies.

Who knows, maybe they don't -- maybe we just let you have your own set... humanoid.

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