Do you think there is?
Mr_O
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OT: Mars! Mars! Mars!
That topic made me ponder a bit. Now we pretty much know the universe is nearly endless and still expanding, so do you believe that this little ol' planet, Earth, supports the only life in the universe? Or is there other life?
Personally, I first think we have to determine what constitutes "life". Based on what we generally accept as life, I would say the odds are great that there is a lot of life in this universe. Will we ever know for sure? Based on out physics understanding, it isn't real likely we will ever know in our lifetimes, but who's to say our understanding of physics is even close to what might exist elsewhere in the universe.
Your thoughts?
That topic made me ponder a bit. Now we pretty much know the universe is nearly endless and still expanding, so do you believe that this little ol' planet, Earth, supports the only life in the universe? Or is there other life?
Personally, I first think we have to determine what constitutes "life". Based on what we generally accept as life, I would say the odds are great that there is a lot of life in this universe. Will we ever know for sure? Based on out physics understanding, it isn't real likely we will ever know in our lifetimes, but who's to say our understanding of physics is even close to what might exist elsewhere in the universe.
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I think our galaxy. I suspect a manned trip to Mars will show evidence of some weird microscopic life form which lived there a quadrillion years ago. Some day in the distant future evidence of carbon based "intelligent" life will be found on a planet about 100 light-years away. Where else would all of our UFO's have come from?
The more important question is whether there are any intelligent life forms employed at strip clubs. The search goes on.
That being said, I still think there would be some type of life form somewhere in a more traditional sense (something that moves). It may not be smart but it has to exist somewhere. Scientists seem to want to focus on planets that are the same distance from the sun that earth is, but whose to say there can't be a life form that exists that doesn't breathe oxygen or doesn't need water? Yes those are the necessary requirements for life on earth but that doesn't mean life can't exist without it somewhere else.
Let's not forget, people used to be positive the earth was flat, who did that turn out?
Of course there is life out there. Haven't any of you seen the Men in Black movies?
Elvis isn't dead. He just went home.
http://newswatch28.com/nasa-discovers-ne…
So while I don't keep up with all the details, it seems reasonable that life at least did exist on Mars, and probably exists on other planets.
But also, they think that our four large planets do somehow resonate with each other, the year on Saturn being twice as long as the year on Jupiter, and that these shield us from asteroids. So our condition still might not be that common.
SJG
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Doors, Aquarius Theater
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But around other stars there are probably earth like planets, moderate temperature and gravity, and oxygen.
But for life to have evolved there needs to be a very long period of at least quasi stability. Our 4 large planets shielding us from asteroids have made a big difference.
Still the issue though of ever being able to travel or send messages faster than the speed of light. Most of these places are going to be thousands of years away at the speed of light.
I suspect that there is life on Mars, at least micro-organisms. Maybe on the Moon too.
SJG
If you want a real mind fuck think about how the universe is infinite YET we're told it's expanding. Now re-read that last sentence.
If it's infinite how can it expand?
If it can expand what is it expanding into?
Now go watch Men In Black again and look for Orion's Belt. I also think of Futurama when they get to the end of the universe and see themselves looking back at themselves. I don't even try to comprehend the infiniteness of the universe as my tiny human brain will never grasp the concept. I just tell myself it's the galaxies expanding WITHIN the universe and to not even try and rationalize the universe itself.
There is life on this planet that seems should not exist. Where, the ocean depths. But it is there. Go figure.
I think "advanced intelligent life" is becoming extinct on this planet. One not look far to see that.
The Higgs moves at the speed of light and is the outer boundary, or event horizon of our universe, which is now about 13.4 billion light years away. The "god particle" is the associated boson that every field has one. This is what was found at CERN. We are still trying to find the graviton, the boson associated with gravity.
As for the likelihood the big bang actually happened, I agree it's got holes in it; I've never been comfortable with 'expansion' to explain the wmap data. But a deity creating the universe is the same as if it was created by a hyper-intelligent alien life. Both would mean the universe is a fake, and someone is watching. After all, anyone who have the source code of the universe is indeed a deity no matter what people may care to call them
As for the big bang, as I said above I'm not very happy with the theory because there is no such thing as a singularity. Scientists use that term because they have yet to nail down a better explanation.
I have a hunch the BB is not going to be the ultimate theory of creation. I suspect the universe is indeed a fake, created by someone (or a deity if you prefer) for the purpose of studying life in a physical reality. We can discover if it's a fake by looking at the few laws pf physics that don't make sense, like conjoined particles and the whole theory of gravity. If we ever develop a quantum theory of gravity (which I interchange with the phrase 'the source code of the universe'), we will know how the universe was created. It's a work in progress...
They should name that point the "Goddamned Particle".......good luck finding it
Personally, for me; I just go with the idea that our universe is a drop of water on a leaf in another reality.