The vastness of the universe in time and space is incomprehensible. There are more galaxies than there are stars in our own galaxy.
There can be no doubt that millions of life supporting planets have existed, exist now or in the future, but the nearest one is easily millions of light years away.
For all practical purposes, we are alone.
There is not one shred of evidence that life exists anywhere outside of planet Earth. Everything is fanciful and silly, speculative conjecture. That life exists here at all is a miracle of Creation.
I have plenty of doubt.
The vastness of the universe in time and space is incomprehensible.
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It’s actually quite comprehensible. The matter in our Universe is finite and there are reasonable estimates for the number of protons and even photons.
Talking about time and distance, yeah, it's like being right in the middle of a desert, days away from anyone. It's basically you and your thoughts. Unless someone decides to say 'hi' in a way the government wouldn't be able to cover up, we'll never know for sure.
There can be no doubt that millions of life supporting planets have existed, exist now or in the future, but the nearest one is easily millions of light years away.
For all practical purposes, we are alone.
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Totally. We imagine a 'beginning' and 'end', that we know it's size and weight. Yet, the farther we look, the more appears. If our scientific theories are correct (speed of light/etc) then theoretically we could never see the outer 'edge' of the expansion, even if it existed.
There are more galaxies than there are stars in our own galaxy.
Another thing about the Universe that seems almost incomprehensible.
For all practical purposes, we are alone.
We may be. Or... life on another planet may not take such a physical form. There may be intelligent life that consists of only neutrinos. Who knows ?
That’s why I’ve always struggled with people who believe in aliens. They can never explain space travel of millions of years.