Belief in extraterrestrials...

[methylatedghosts]

I think that this hypothesis is limited to the notion that the aliens would be physical creatures. It doesnt require an incredible leap of imagination to consider a possibility that aliens could quite easily be purely energetical entities, in which case it would not take them any effort whatsoever to visit this planet.

:rainbow1:

I feel a star-trek episode coming on!

 

[te_lanus]

I don't think that such a species would be interested in peaceful interactions with us, but who knows... such beings would be intelligent enough to do what they want with us.

Not most races/species are Peaceful especially towards Us, Humans. Most see us as a inferior and useless race, and are malevolent towards us.

Current UFO "encounters" are "all too human" and reflect humanity more than anything alien.

If being treated as a Lab rat is human, then maybe.

 

[Morse]

Not most races/species are Peaceful especially towards Us, Humans. Most see us as a inferior and useless race, and are malevolent towards us.


If being treated as a Lab rat is human, then maybe.

I can't believe you were ever skeptical about this fact...

 

[blackout]

I believe there are aliens right here on RF.

And please don't tell me there's no evidence.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I believe there are aliens right here on RF.

And please don't tell me there's no evidence.

Is it the anal probing that gave it away?

 

[monta]

I believe there are aliens right here on RF.

And please don't tell me there's no evidence.

U V Phone home

 

[Nepenthe]

I suspect life exists in the universe, but am less optimistic about intelligent life that could manufacture devices to escape their planet's surface, much less a species that could traverse the vast distances involved and find the proverbial needle in the cosmic haystack that is this rather unremarkable pale blue dot.

So yes, I think there may be some multi-celled creatures out there; but even if they're intelligent the hardships of space travel, the distances involved, and the sheer statistical unlikelihood of contacting other intelligent life makes it an interesting "what if" scenario, but one that will always remain unsolved.

As for visiting earth, sightings, abductions, etc.- well, I class them in the same category as ghosts, angel sightings, bigfoot, and leprechauns.

This is one of my first posts on RF! Look how young I was back then!
Almost 10 months later and I'm still waiting for that abduction and/or leprechaun.

 

[blackout]

U V Phone home

I suppose actually it could be me.

It would explain so much.

 

[luzianne]

I have never seen a UFO or met an alien but I do feel that we are not the only life forms in the universe. Though I don't blame the aliens for not wanting to make contact with us because of all the hate and wars we have going on here on this planet.

 

[te_lanus]

I have never seen a UFO or met an alien but I do feel that we are not the only life forms in the universe. Though I don't blame the aliens for not wanting to make contact with us because of all the hate and wars we have going on here on this planet.

Most aliens is war-loving, only a few who hates war.

 

[Morse]

Most aliens is war-loving, only a few who hates war.

Shall I introduce you to the founders of the Quaker Oats Company?

 

[Doodlebug02]

I personally don't believe in aliens.

 

[Tiapan]

I believe there are aliens, but I don't believe we've been "visited."

Must agree, given the probability of abiogenesis there is a probability approaching 1 that life is prolific throughout the universe. Whether the expenditure of resources a civilization is willing to spend to send a manned probe over such a vaste distance on the off chance the destination of interest is life-active seems a little ambitious. I do see a case for unmanned intelligent long lived probes though. And "we are here" beacons.

Cheers

 

[Line Noise]

With a loaded question, I should probably be loaded for the answer but I'd have to distill the listerine.

I might occasionally fancy the idea of a little creature popping out of my chest and tap dancing across the table because it'd be quicker than a pregnancy, which arguably could be less painful than natural birth. And if I was able to survive it then I'd be able to say my parasitic baby is cuter than yours. And I'd feel profoundly more comfortable raising one, "who's my precious little baby. Yes, you are. Yes you are. Don't you snap at me with those mouths." Ah, and then there's all the home made family holiday cards I could send. Let alone the fun to have at reunions, on airplanes, in crowded theaters and nice restaurants.

To some extent, well, yeah. But its a bit more earth-bound, bio stuff, logic games, semantics, meteors, ice and space station babies.