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Apr 25, 2010 10:40 PM
Cool show on both earlier and right now called "Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking" on the Discovery Channel.

Discussed in the earlier episode the possibility of extra terrestrial life.

This is usually something where you either believe it or you don't, but I believe there are several areas in between. So how do you feel about it?
Apr 25, 2010 10:40pm
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Apr 25, 2010 10:46 PM
I don't see how we can be the only planet in this world with life????
Apr 25, 2010 10:46pm
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Apr 25, 2010 10:48 PM
Saw a number which may blow a hole in the theories of those who say "not a chance". If only 1/1,000,000,000 (thats one/one billionth) of the known stars that have planets orbiting them in the universe contain some form of life, that means about 6.5 billion stars have planets that contain life.

When you figure in the law of averages, its almost inevitable to conclude that theres SOME life out there.
Apr 25, 2010 10:48pm
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Apr 25, 2010 10:48 PM
Fab1b wrote: I don't see how we can be the only planet in this universe with life????
Fixed that for ya, lol
Apr 25, 2010 10:48pm
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Apr 25, 2010 10:49 PM
Good you know what I meant :)
Apr 25, 2010 10:49pm
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Apr 25, 2010 10:58 PM
Been partying since Friday my man, returned from camping today having a few thats left over!!
Apr 25, 2010 10:58pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:05 PM
Oh absolutely. Maybe not in the form of the typical alien that we think of, but I'm sure somewhere out there is something that can move and breath on its own.
Apr 25, 2010 11:05pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:05 PM
I just read an article today where Hawking said we should hope we don't find it (or it finds us) because it would likely destroy our entire civilization, pillage earth for it's resources, then leave.

This is one of things that some people simply want proof or they will never believe in it. I'm convinced ET life has already been here thousands of times.
Apr 25, 2010 11:05pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:05 PM
Can I answer "yes, in the form of NCF"
Apr 25, 2010 11:05pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:08 PM
Can't imagine we're the only statistical anomoly with a few organized cells in the universe.
Apr 25, 2010 11:08pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:11 PM
I think it's damn near impossible that there isn't life out there somewhere and probably multiple places. Though we'll never come in contact with them and they will probably never come in contact with any other life either.
Apr 25, 2010 11:11pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:12 PM
Steel Valley Football wrote: I just read an article today where Hawking said we should hope we don't find it (or it finds us) because it would likely destroy our entire civilization, pillage earth for it's resources, then leave.

This is one of things that some people simply want proof or they will never believe in it. I'm convinced ET life has already been here thousands of times.
This was actually discussed in the show, in fact thats where they got the quote from.

I actually read that same article which led me to watch the show.
Apr 25, 2010 11:12pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:14 PM
Steel Valley Football wrote: I just read an article today where Hawking said we should hope we don't find it (or it finds us) because it would likely destroy our entire civilization, pillage earth for it's resources, then leave.

This is one of things that some people simply want proof or they will never believe in it. I'm convinced ET life has already been here thousands of times.
Because Hawking knows what an alien would do...
Apr 25, 2010 11:14pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:18 PM
Steel Valley Football wrote:...pillage earth for it's resources, then leave.
I saw the movie, the little dude was just taking some weeds back to his place.

Apr 25, 2010 11:18pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:20 PM
I think there is other life out there somewhere. Pretty much gotta be something and they are probably good at soccer too.
Apr 25, 2010 11:20pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:23 PM
I Wear Pants wrote:
Steel Valley Football wrote: I just read an article today where Hawking said we should hope we don't find it (or it finds us) because it would likely destroy our entire civilization, pillage earth for it's resources, then leave.

This is one of things that some people simply want proof or they will never believe in it. I'm convinced ET life has already been here thousands of times.
Because Hawking knows what an alien would do...
Well, its a THEORY, like everything else in science.

But his point was, look at what happened when Columbus came to America, it didn't turn out so well for the Native Americans.
Apr 25, 2010 11:23pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:27 PM
You're right, we probably would get some weird diseases. :P
Apr 25, 2010 11:27pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:29 PM
Absolutely. I doubt we ever find any evidence, though. Also, there might not be life right now in the insignificant period of time we have been on the Earth, but I'd pretty much guarantee that there have been intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe, if not right now, then in the past or will be in the future. The Universe is 14+ Billion years old, the odds of intelligent life evolving at the same time as us are slim.
Apr 25, 2010 11:29pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:34 PM
Hawking brought up another interesting point in the episode. Basically he postulated that perhaps advanced civilizations (like ours) all inevitably destroy themselves before they can reach the point of advanced space travel or communication. Seems likely when you think about it. Over a long enough timeline, anything is possible, and its possible that almost every single advanced civilization that ever existed in the universe was destroyed before interstellar travel was perfected.
Apr 25, 2010 11:34pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:36 PM
the question is, would they be hot and can we have freak alien/human sex?
Apr 25, 2010 11:36pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:37 PM
Hell, even if some civilization could break the "warp" barrier and travel faster than light or use wormholes, etc to the same effect, unless they are really booking it, it'd still take way to long to get anywhere. Even going 100X c, it would take a thousand years non stop to cross our galaxy.
Apr 25, 2010 11:37pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:39 PM
I can't even imagine what happens in the future as far as nuclear wars/alien life. I'm going to be smoking a blunt on my porch and get nuked out of nowhere and be dead
Apr 25, 2010 11:39pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:41 PM
I just hope we don't have a resident cascade any time in the near future. If so, I need to scout out locations to stock up on crowbars.
Apr 25, 2010 11:41pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:41 PM
Glory Days wrote: the question is, would they be hot and can we have freak alien/human sex?
Please God yes.
Apr 25, 2010 11:41pm
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Apr 25, 2010 11:43 PM
I vote to test alien/human species compatibility. :D

Apr 25, 2010 11:43pm