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Our Universe: unfit for life? (Earth just might be the exception to the rule)
Hotair ^ | 09/21/2011 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 09/21/2011 1:09:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: Mr. K

Crop circles definitely exist! ;-P


41 posted on 09/21/2011 4:45:44 PM PDT by MortMan (What disease did cured ham used to have?)
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To: Mr. K

It worked!!!!


42 posted on 09/21/2011 4:47:36 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Despair: Man's surrender. Laughter: God's redemption.)
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To: Mr. K

“And besides- Bob Lazaar worked on FTL alien spacecraft at Groom Lake” ... Bwahahahahahahaha, I don’t care who you are, that was funny!


43 posted on 09/21/2011 4:53:34 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: Mr. K

May I recommend the book “The Privileged Planet”...hundreds of examples from science showing how rare life is in the Universe due to the required fine tuning needed to support life. One of my favorites. Of course I had to read it a few times to understand the science (I am an idiot).


44 posted on 09/21/2011 5:34:17 PM PDT by Imnidiot (THIS SPACE FOR RENT)
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To: allmendream
Imagine also there may be a cosmic ‘booby trap’ waiting in Physics - you are the fist person in your intelligent tool using culture to discover the ‘Ygzog’ principle - unfortunately discovery of this principle released enough energy to reduce your planet to a cinder. Ooops.

I hate when that happens.
45 posted on 09/21/2011 7:05:42 PM PDT by Cheburashka (If life hands you lemons, government regulations will prevent you from making lemonade.)
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To: allmendream

Lack of evidence isn’t proof that intelligent life didn’t evolve multiple times on Earth.


46 posted on 09/21/2011 8:42:00 PM PDT by DManA
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To: SeekAndFind
The same—the first intelligent life will ride the “chariots of the gods” and implant their DNA in every suitable species on every suitable planet. Reproduction is the most important tactic of survival and one wants ones DNA to continue even if it is in an ape.
I would guess there are other planets where one species is so more vastly advanced than any other it is inexplicable even to themselves--albeit they too probably have lame empirically unprovable theories like Darwinism.
Intelligence is a benign interstellar virus.
47 posted on 09/22/2011 12:47:13 AM PDT by Happy Rain ("Yer it!")
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To: texmexis best
I have to agree with the professor that it is unlikely that there is sentient life out there

The professor hasn't a clue.

48 posted on 09/22/2011 12:53:02 AM PDT by dragnet2 ((Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit))
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To: DManA

Disagree.

The only way we would not be able to calculate the odds of life existing in the universe is if life didn’t exist somewhere in the universe.


49 posted on 09/22/2011 7:13:39 AM PDT by Personal Responsibility (Government rushes to help the irresponsible and does little for the responsible)
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To: Personal Responsibility

Ok, what are the odds?


50 posted on 09/22/2011 8:22:20 AM PDT by DManA
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To: DManA

Similarly, lack of evidence doesn’t prove that the dark side of the moon isn’t populated by dancing magical unicorns that pee rainbows and poop skittles.

Lack of evidence doesn’t “prove” anything.

Absence of evidence isn’t evidence of absence.

But there certainly isn’t any evidence that intelligent life evolved prior to humanity any time in the history of the Earth.


51 posted on 09/22/2011 8:23:02 AM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: allmendream

There is good evidence that there is no dark side of the moon.


52 posted on 09/22/2011 8:36:52 AM PDT by DManA
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To: DManA

What are you talking about?

I have the CD disc by Pink Floyd RIGHT HERE!!!! ;)


53 posted on 09/22/2011 8:38:15 AM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: DManA
At the very least, 1 / (sum of Moons and planets and other heavenly bodies in the universe).
54 posted on 09/22/2011 8:46:13 AM PDT by Personal Responsibility (Government rushes to help the irresponsible and does little for the responsible)
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To: texmexis best

“I have to agree with the professor that it is unlikely that there is sentient life out there. On the extremely rare occasion that we find life it will most likely be single cell organisms.”


Extremely rare occasion? Have to disagree with that. I think the universe is saturated with at least single celled life. I believe life (at least single celled) is quite common in our own solar system. Mars, the ocean beneath the ice of Jupiters moon Europa, the ocean beneath the ice of Saturns moon Enceladus, Saturns moon Titan. Wouldn`t surprise me in the least if micro-organisms live in the upper atmospheres of Venus and Jupiter.

Sentient life is another matter. Despite their claims of open-mindedness, I think scientists are terrified at the possibility of other sentient life in the universe,,,especially if it was far in advance of us technologically/scientifically. It would be like Einstein meeting a caveman proud of his scientific knowledge in making a sharp stick. I doubt their egos could withstand being knocked off the perch as the pinnacle of intelligence.


55 posted on 09/23/2011 5:26:37 AM PDT by chessplayer
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Note: this topic is from 9/21/2011. Thanks SeekAndFind.
 
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