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No ET! Ever?
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RE: No ET! Ever?
(January 26, 2017 at 12:15 am)pool the great Wrote: Nah I don't think aliens exist. We already have older planets than earth in our very own solar system. These planets already have had huge amounts of different gasses and chemicals and reactions for more years than earth. Yet, we only find life on earth.

Life is supposed to modify itself to survive in a given environment so the argument that the environmental conditions are severe in other planets falls apart, besides, severe environmental conditions relative to what?

What we see today is over 4.5 billion years of some chemical reactions just happening to take place in the right order, in the right place, under the right circumstances. So 4.5 BILLION years of just seemingly random events taking place in just the right way to give us what we see today. Can you imagine another planet undergoing the EXACT same kind of events that took place on earth down to a T? It's just awfully unlikely even taking into consideration the size of our universe.

I mean, if you have an infinite number of monkeys typing on an infinite number of typewriters you'll eventually get a Shakespeare. Maybe the Shakespeare is us?

There are plenty of places in the solar system that life could exist but we haven't yet visited to check.

You can't assume that life will survive in all conditions. It can only modify itself within a certain range given enough time. So there could have been life on Mars which died out.

It also depends upon how you define life. We're defining it by comparing it to one single sample (i.e. what we find on Earth). The single defining characteristic of life is that it has a metabolism, not that it's intelligent or has two arms and legs.
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No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - January 25, 2017 at 5:03 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Alex K - January 25, 2017 at 5:23 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by I_am_not_mafia - January 25, 2017 at 5:56 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Neo-Scholastic - January 25, 2017 at 10:00 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by brewer - January 25, 2017 at 10:14 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Thumpalumpacus - January 25, 2017 at 10:35 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Mister Agenda - January 25, 2017 at 10:41 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Aoi Magi - January 25, 2017 at 11:17 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Neo-Scholastic - January 25, 2017 at 5:08 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Aoi Magi - January 25, 2017 at 5:44 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Neo-Scholastic - January 25, 2017 at 6:10 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Aoi Magi - January 25, 2017 at 6:16 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Amarok - January 25, 2017 at 6:17 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Thumpalumpacus - January 25, 2017 at 9:06 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Cyberman - January 26, 2017 at 11:01 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by TheRealJoeFish - January 25, 2017 at 11:29 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by vorlon13 - January 25, 2017 at 12:07 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 25, 2017 at 12:10 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by vorlon13 - January 25, 2017 at 12:12 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - January 26, 2017 at 12:12 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Cato - January 27, 2017 at 5:44 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Minimalist - January 25, 2017 at 6:20 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by I_am_not_mafia - January 25, 2017 at 6:24 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Aoi Magi - January 25, 2017 at 10:38 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - January 25, 2017 at 11:14 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by The Valkyrie - January 25, 2017 at 11:18 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - January 25, 2017 at 11:27 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Angrboda - January 25, 2017 at 11:29 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - January 26, 2017 at 12:22 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Edwardo Piet - January 25, 2017 at 11:53 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ErGingerbreadMandude - January 26, 2017 at 12:15 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by I_am_not_mafia - January 26, 2017 at 3:18 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - January 26, 2017 at 12:16 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Minimalist - January 26, 2017 at 1:25 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ErGingerbreadMandude - January 26, 2017 at 2:21 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Amarok - January 26, 2017 at 3:29 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Thumpalumpacus - January 26, 2017 at 10:38 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - January 26, 2017 at 12:27 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Minimalist - January 26, 2017 at 11:47 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Amarok - January 26, 2017 at 1:48 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - January 26, 2017 at 2:33 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Thumpalumpacus - January 26, 2017 at 1:08 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Lemonvariable72 - January 26, 2017 at 4:53 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Mr Greene - January 26, 2017 at 10:47 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by dyresand - January 27, 2017 at 11:55 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by vorlon13 - January 27, 2017 at 12:55 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Alex K - January 27, 2017 at 3:46 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - January 28, 2017 at 2:15 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Foxaèr - January 28, 2017 at 2:19 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - January 28, 2017 at 11:44 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ErGingerbreadMandude - January 28, 2017 at 12:27 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Rhondazvous - January 28, 2017 at 1:16 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - January 28, 2017 at 1:48 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Rhondazvous - January 28, 2017 at 3:07 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by vorlon13 - January 28, 2017 at 3:14 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Rhondazvous - January 28, 2017 at 4:04 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - January 28, 2017 at 4:40 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Rhondazvous - January 28, 2017 at 7:15 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Aoi Magi - January 28, 2017 at 8:49 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Godschild - January 30, 2017 at 3:23 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - January 30, 2017 at 3:33 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Godschild - January 31, 2017 at 3:22 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by robvalue - January 30, 2017 at 3:51 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Aoi Magi - January 31, 2017 at 11:50 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Godschild - February 1, 2017 at 1:52 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Aoi Magi - February 1, 2017 at 11:08 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 1, 2017 at 11:29 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Catholic_Lady - February 1, 2017 at 11:33 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - February 2, 2017 at 4:24 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Catholic_Lady - February 2, 2017 at 4:53 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 1, 2017 at 11:37 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Aoi Magi - February 1, 2017 at 1:30 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Catholic_Lady - February 1, 2017 at 1:40 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 1, 2017 at 2:25 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Catholic_Lady - February 1, 2017 at 4:38 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 1, 2017 at 5:58 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Catholic_Lady - February 1, 2017 at 11:51 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - February 2, 2017 at 12:05 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Godschild - February 2, 2017 at 1:14 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Foxaèr - February 2, 2017 at 1:17 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Godschild - February 2, 2017 at 1:56 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Cyberman - February 2, 2017 at 8:58 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Godschild - February 2, 2017 at 10:40 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Catholic_Lady - February 2, 2017 at 12:11 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Aoi Magi - February 2, 2017 at 12:58 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Catholic_Lady - February 2, 2017 at 1:30 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Cyberman - February 2, 2017 at 11:04 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Aoi Magi - February 2, 2017 at 11:19 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Godschild - February 3, 2017 at 1:17 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Rhondazvous - February 18, 2017 at 1:55 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 18, 2017 at 2:01 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Rhondazvous - February 18, 2017 at 2:30 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 18, 2017 at 3:06 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Aoi Magi - February 2, 2017 at 5:08 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 2, 2017 at 7:21 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 16, 2017 at 8:58 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Edwardo Piet - February 16, 2017 at 10:42 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 16, 2017 at 11:34 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 17, 2017 at 9:17 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Mr Greene - February 18, 2017 at 7:11 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 18, 2017 at 1:00 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Mr Greene - February 18, 2017 at 3:31 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 18, 2017 at 4:20 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 18, 2017 at 11:43 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 18, 2017 at 11:50 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 19, 2017 at 12:02 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 19, 2017 at 9:04 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 19, 2017 at 9:18 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 19, 2017 at 10:08 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Mr Greene - February 19, 2017 at 2:55 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 19, 2017 at 3:29 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 19, 2017 at 3:37 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Rhondazvous - February 18, 2017 at 7:43 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 18, 2017 at 8:20 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - February 18, 2017 at 8:10 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Rhondazvous - February 19, 2017 at 6:59 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - February 19, 2017 at 7:29 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Rhondazvous - February 19, 2017 at 8:34 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 19, 2017 at 10:26 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 19, 2017 at 12:48 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 19, 2017 at 2:15 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Jehanne - February 19, 2017 at 2:40 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Gawdzilla Sama - February 19, 2017 at 2:26 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 19, 2017 at 7:08 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Rhondazvous - February 19, 2017 at 7:19 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 19, 2017 at 8:25 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - February 19, 2017 at 9:22 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Rhondazvous - February 20, 2017 at 8:26 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - February 20, 2017 at 9:02 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - February 27, 2017 at 9:55 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Anomalocaris - February 27, 2017 at 10:00 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - February 27, 2017 at 10:23 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by residentatheist - March 27, 2017 at 12:43 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 27, 2017 at 1:24 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by residentatheist - March 27, 2017 at 2:30 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 27, 2017 at 2:47 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by residentatheist - March 27, 2017 at 3:04 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 27, 2017 at 4:22 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by residentatheist - March 27, 2017 at 4:29 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 28, 2017 at 7:00 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Thumpalumpacus - March 27, 2017 at 5:02 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by residentatheist - March 27, 2017 at 6:03 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by ignoramus - March 27, 2017 at 5:26 pm
RE: No ET! Ever? - by SuperSentient - March 28, 2017 at 12:04 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Sal - March 28, 2017 at 7:53 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 28, 2017 at 8:16 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Sal - March 28, 2017 at 8:54 am
RE: No ET! Ever? - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 28, 2017 at 10:05 am



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