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A common question about the universe.
Do you beleive we are truly alone? Do you believe that in the vast universe, with all it's galaxies, planets and it's apparent infinity...that this planet holds the only life forms?
Do you believe that it's possible that other evolved life forms do exist and maybe even have the capabilities to visit us...or do you believe that any other life form out there is nothing more than microorganisms, squiggling tiny one cell bits of life?
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| August 8, 2007, 11:37 |
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ShadowSpirit69
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Southern Oklahoma, Oklahoma, US
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Re: A common question about the universe.
Like I told a professor in Astronomy once when he said that there was not other beings living in the universe. Only a little person with a little mind would have the audacity to think that we were the only living beings in the universe. His only point was that no living being could breath anything other than Oxygenated atmosphere. I reminded him of plant life and water creatures. Oh Brother!!! the fight was on, until he asked me to leave his class. As I was leaving he made a smart ass comment about me believing in "Little Green-Men" I told him that was a horse of a different color. They came from our future. Holy Shit did he ever lose it, ha ha.
I got back in the class though, after writing a thesis on my theory. (Which was pretty damn good if I do say so myself.)
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| August 8, 2007, 13:40 |
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pepper
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daytona, Florida, US
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Re: A common question about the universe.
Nope, I don't. There's a reason He said to stay out of the Heavens, even if we don't know what it is.
  
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| August 8, 2007, 15:32 |
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NRG4U
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Beaver City, Nebraska, US
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Re: A common question about the universe.
of course there are other beings, just look at me....lol
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| August 8, 2007, 17:04 |
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Re: A common question about the universe.
of course there are
as a joke I told some one I was from Pluto
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| August 8, 2007, 17:21 |
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Re: A common question about the universe.
I believe there is something more out there, it is a vast universe and only a small amount has been explored.
I also think other life forms have visited us. There is definitely alot more to discover out there.
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| August 9, 2007, 03:50 |
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funlovingpair
59 / couple
Frozen Tundra, Minnesota, US
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Re: A common question about the universe.
Anything is possible, until proven otherwise.
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| August 9, 2007, 12:10 |
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Darkmoon
55 / male
Athens, Greece
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Re: A common question about the universe.
I think that there are lifeforms in other planets, the point is whether these lifeforms have intelligence. Considering the size of the universe, the billions of galaxies and the planets, I believe that there is a great possibility for at least another intelligent lifeform to exist.
However, if you come to think about it, just like we are not technologically advanced to travel to other planets and galaxies, maybe they are not either. Or, they are looking, just like we do, but they haven't found us yet. Or, they found us, they saw us and they are not interested in us. The theories and possibilities are endless. To be honest, I don't know if I want us to make contact with other intelligent lifeforms... we barely understand each other, can you imagine what would happen with lifeforms from other planets??? 
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| August 10, 2007, 02:10 |
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Re: A common question about the universe.
There could be life on another planet, but the odds are against it.
Our solar system occupies a position in the disk of the Milky Way approximately halfway to its edge and in-between two spiral arms. If our solar system were closer to the center of the Milky Way or closer to one of its spiral arms, we would encounter harmful radiation from supernovae and perturbations.
Other reasons include the size, temperature, and brightness of our sun, the size, chemical composition, and stable orbit of Earth. The fact that we have one moon and not none or two or three. The distance of the Earth from the sun, the tilt of the earth's axis, the speed of the earth's rotation, the time it takes Earth to orbit the sun. If any of these factors were different by even a few percent, the ability of Earth to sustain life would be impossible.
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| August 10, 2007, 04:12 |
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Re: A common question about the universe.
GREAT TOPIC! astronomers have already discovered large gas giant planets outside our solar system,and are planning to put up a group of satilites thst will see deeper into space than ever before. even now some astronomers have said they have seen faint wobbles of distant stars,which means small earth like planets ie. rocky planets. but the milky way is billions of light years across,and we inhabit a tiny little out of the way corner....maybe there is another life form on the other side of the galaxy typing a blog wondering the same lol
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| August 18, 2007, 10:30 |
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Re: Re: A common question about the universe.
QUOTE (kinkykev @ August 10, 2007, 04:12)There could be life on another planet, but the odds are against it.
Our solar system occupies a position in the disk of the Milky Way approximately halfway to its edge and in-between two spiral arms. If our solar system were closer to the center of the Milky Way or closer to one of its spiral arms, we would encounter harmful radiation from supernovae and perturbations.
Other reasons include the size, temperature, and brightness of our sun, the size, chemical composition, and stable orbit of Earth. The fact that we have one moon and not none or two or three. The distance of the Earth from the sun, the tilt of the earth's axis, the speed of the earth's rotation, the time it takes Earth to orbit the sun. If any of these factors were different by even a few percent, the ability of Earth to sustain life would be impossible.
I just love it when you talk all technical... 
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| August 18, 2007, 11:27 |
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Re: Re: Re: A common question about the universe.
QUOTE (Juilianna @ August 18, 2007, 11:27) QUOTE (kinkykev @ August 10, 2007, 04:12)There could be life on another planet, but the odds are against it.
Our solar system occupies a position in the disk of the Milky Way approximately halfway to its edge and in-between two spiral arms. If our solar system were closer to the center of the Milky Way or closer to one of its spiral arms, we would encounter harmful radiation from supernovae and perturbations.
Other reasons include the size, temperature, and brightness of our sun, the size, chemical composition, and stable orbit of Earth. The fact that we have one moon and not none or two or three. The distance of the Earth from the sun, the tilt of the earth's axis, the speed of the earth's rotation, the time it takes Earth to orbit the sun. If any of these factors were different by even a few percent, the ability of Earth to sustain life would be impossible.
I just love it when you talk all technical...
I make it up as I go along.
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| August 18, 2007, 12:02 |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: A common question about the universe.
QUOTE (kinkykev @ August 18, 2007, 12:02) QUOTE (Juilianna @ August 18, 2007, 11:27) QUOTE (kinkykev @ August 10, 2007, 04:12)There could be life on another planet, but the odds are against it.
Our solar system occupies a position in the disk of the Milky Way approximately halfway to its edge and in-between two spiral arms. If our solar system were closer to the center of the Milky Way or closer to one of its spiral arms, we would encounter harmful radiation from supernovae and perturbations.
Other reasons include the size, temperature, and brightness of our sun, the size, chemical composition, and stable orbit of Earth. The fact that we have one moon and not none or two or three. The distance of the Earth from the sun, the tilt of the earth's axis, the speed of the earth's rotation, the time it takes Earth to orbit the sun. If any of these factors were different by even a few percent, the ability of Earth to sustain life would be impossible.
I just love it when you talk all technical...
I make it up as I go along.
Ah...so you are the creative type... 
 Oooops, sorry, we were talking about the universe..
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| August 18, 2007, 12:41 |
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Re: Re: A common question about the universe.
QUOTE (HornShark29 @ August 18, 2007, 10:30)GREAT TOPIC! astronomers have already discovered large gas giant planets outside our solar system,and are planning to put up a group of satilites thst will see deeper into space than ever before. even now some astronomers have said they have seen faint wobbles of distant stars,which means small earth like planets ie. rocky planets. but the milky way is billions of light years across,and we inhabit a tiny little out of the way corner....maybe there is another life form on the other side of the galaxy typing a blog wondering the same lol
I think most of us, when gazing upward on a clear starry nght, can't help but to think "There must be something more out there"
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| August 18, 2007, 16:32 |
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Re: A common question about the universe.
I think you are right Chazzy, but sometimes when I look down the street I think the same thing...
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| August 18, 2007, 18:01 |
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dave2big
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Re: A common question about the universe.
although my late father absolutely refused to even acknowledge the possibility of life elsewhere, my mom and i always thought it was "possible". i really believe that "life" exists on other worlds. now i wont say what KIND of life,just cant believe in a universe as vast as ours that we are the only life here.......
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| August 19, 2007, 08:47 |
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Re: A common question about the universe.
there IS life out there....don't tell me that you didn't know that aliens captured and replaced micheal jackson with one of their own...
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| August 19, 2007, 22:52 |
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Re: A common question about the universe.
Chazzy,
Did you ever get the book that covered this topic? I sent you the title some months ago in a post you titled something like "A question for history buffs..."
Ptr
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