(September 22, 2011 at 3:27 am)Napoleon Wrote: So you seriously think in a universe so uncomprehendibly massive we are the only life out there? Look at the multitude of life on our planet alone. BILLIONS of species.
Forgive me for nitpicking on this, Nap, but actually there is no word like "uncomprehendibly." It should be spelled as "incomprehensibly."
(September 22, 2011 at 3:27 am)Napoleon Wrote: I think it's actually ridiculous to think aliens don't exist.
For you, yes, it is ridiculous to think that aliens don't exist. But that doesn't mean that they do exist, either. Their existence is a question of probability and different people will come up with different estimations. I myself think that it is about 50% likely that intelligent life exists outside of our planet. In other words, I'm in the middle. Maybe they exist or maybe they don't. And I don't think you will disagree with this at all.
On the other hand, however, I've also read in an article that the probability of their existence could be very low according to a mathematical model:
Quote:ScienceDaily (Apr. 19, 2008) — Is there anybody out there? Probably not, according to a scientist from the University of East Anglia. A mathematical model produced by Prof Andrew Watson suggests that the odds of finding new life on other Earth-like planets are low, given the time it has taken for beings such as humans to evolve and the remaining life span of Earth.
Continued here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...110124.htm
