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U.F.O.'s and atheists.
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RE: U.F.O.'s and atheists.
September 19, 2012 at 10:16 pm
(September 19, 2012 at 10:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Study up on the concept known as confirmation bias. It will help you.

Oh does this mean this is not the 'right one'?
I was only joking about the lizard thing chaps.
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RE: U.F.O.'s and atheists.
September 19, 2012 at 10:31 pm
I don't disbelieve in alien life, but I don't think we'll ever come into contact with them. I heard someone in a lecture say that the universe is a big place where rare things happen all the time. I hope this is true of life. Still, no UFOs.
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RE: U.F.O.'s and atheists.
September 19, 2012 at 10:44 pm
I'd love to think that some race or other has managed to cross the void to our little backwoods planet; occasionally, when the mood strikes me, I might entertain the thought that they have and the X-Files are fact instead of made up. Just for a bit of escapist distraction, you understand, a sort of 'what if?'. Unfortunately, having some little knowledge of astronomy, I know the obstacles involved are just too overwhelming, at least in any feasible sense, in fact they may be insurmountable. Distance is only part of the problem: it takes light itself about four years to get here from our second-nearest star. Most stars, including other neighbouring stars, are vastly more distant.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: U.F.O.'s and atheists.
September 19, 2012 at 10:52 pm (This post was last modified: September 19, 2012 at 10:53 pm by IATIA.)
I see a planet with my souped up telescope that is conducive to life and decide to go there. The problem is this planet is 10,000 light years away and by the time i get there, it may no longer be desirable. After all, I saw what it was 10,000 years ago and not today. So, why would I expend the resources on that slim chance there might be something useful there?
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RE: U.F.O.'s and atheists.
September 19, 2012 at 10:57 pm
Quote:I'd love to think that some race or other has managed to cross the void to our little backwoods planet

Yes, Stim - but why would any group which has attained the level to cross many light years of space come here to meet a group of shitheads like this?


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RE: U.F.O.'s and atheists.
September 19, 2012 at 11:00 pm
(September 19, 2012 at 10:57 pm)Minimalist Wrote: -why would any group which has attained the level to cross many light years of space come here to meet a group of shitheads like this?
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Anthropology.
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RE: U.F.O.'s and atheists.
September 19, 2012 at 11:09 pm (This post was last modified: September 19, 2012 at 11:10 pm by festive1.)
This is one of the BEST actual discussions of alien life that I've come across... Featuring Dawkins and Tyson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qikjljlbTQw

My opinion: Chances that aliens exist, very good. Chances that we've been visited by aliens, not so great...
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RE: U.F.O.'s and atheists.
September 19, 2012 at 11:24 pm
(September 19, 2012 at 10:57 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
Quote:I'd love to think that some race or other has managed to cross the void to our little backwoods planet

Yes, Stim - but why would any group which has attained the level to cross many light years of space come here to meet a group of shitheads like this?

(channels Marc Singer from "V"): Fooood.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: U.F.O.'s and atheists.
September 19, 2012 at 11:28 pm
(September 19, 2012 at 11:24 pm)Stimbo Wrote: (channels Marc Singer from "V"): Fooood.

They could have found something a little closer to home... Haven't you ever gone on a misguided, alcohol fueled munchie run?? Closest target, BAM go home.
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RE: U.F.O.'s and atheists.
September 19, 2012 at 11:36 pm
They don't come here for anthropology, or for the food.

They're in it for the buggery.
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