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There have probably been trillions of alien civilizations, and yet we may still never see one
Quartz Media ^ | June 11, 2016 | Gordon Lichfield

Posted on 06/27/2017 6:56:54 PM PDT by plain talk

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To: plain talk

They presume life comes from nothing because they want it to be true.

“Nothing comes from nothing,
and nothing ever can.”

- Julie Andrews, Sound of Music


41 posted on 06/27/2017 7:26:46 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: laplata
But why did God create that huge Universe?

He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite

...

The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.


Psalms, Catholic chapter one hundred forty seven, Protestant verses four to five

Deuteronomy, Catholic chapter twenty nine, Protestant verse twenty nine

as authorized, but not authored, by King James

42 posted on 06/27/2017 7:28:03 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: brucedickinson
"as long as we just have to sit on this planet twiddling our thumbs, yes, people are going to smoke pipes and come up with all kinds of weird ideas."


43 posted on 06/27/2017 7:28:19 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Climate Change: The Imminent Crisis That Never Arrives and the gravy train that never ends.)
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To: Timpanagos1

Assuming there isn’t an expiration date on all civilizations, entire galaxies worth of stars should be fading away as their citizens build Dysan swarms.


44 posted on 06/27/2017 7:28:35 PM PDT by dangerdoc (disgruntled)
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To: plain talk

And then you get to the multiverse and the possibility that other universes exist, but we could never perceive.

Do they exist if we cannot perceive them?

If there is a planet in our own universe with intelligent life that is 11 billion light years away, does it really exist in our own reality?


45 posted on 06/27/2017 7:28:40 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: plain talk

A long time ago, in galaxies far, far away (and also in our galaxy), intelligent civilizations rose and created plenty and wealth that fostered ever larger groups of lazy leftist liberals who then created chaos and destroyed those civilizations before they could reach out to other possible civilizations. Conservatives build, liberals destroy. Looks like we may meet the same fate. The end.


46 posted on 06/27/2017 7:29:15 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: laplata

There is no evidence of life anywhere else. You know the old Dilbert cartoon that says, “Studies have shown that accurate numbers are no more useful than the ones you make up.” “How many studies?” “Eighty-seven.” They are made up numbers.


47 posted on 06/27/2017 7:31:16 PM PDT by Timmy
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To: joethedrummer

to believe this you don’t have to disbelieve God, this is Gods work.


48 posted on 06/27/2017 7:31:19 PM PDT by ully2
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To: Wuli

Actually, if we can detect planetary atmospheres from interstellar distances, and if we detect an oxygen-rich atmosphere, then I would posit plant life, and probable animal life.

If we detect interstellar radio waves with a decodeable signal, I would conclude technological life. When we first detected stars, astronomers first wondered if that was a signal, but quickly went through the equations and the locations. Neutron stars became Occam’s choice.


49 posted on 06/27/2017 7:32:23 PM PDT by bIlluminati (Comey - Obstructing justice since 1995! Playing Comey Ping Pong.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

That’s a grant I should have applied for.


50 posted on 06/27/2017 7:33:32 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: laplata

How do we know its huge ?


51 posted on 06/27/2017 7:33:46 PM PDT by al baby (May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: plain talk

The vast majority believe that we are not unique, singular and alone in this universe... And they also believe there was another shooter on the grassy knoll in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963. They are wrong on both points.


52 posted on 06/27/2017 7:33:55 PM PDT by jerod (Socialism=Governance by Government - The National Socialist German Workers' Party is a good example.)
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To: laplata

I choose God, too. But why did God create that huge Universe?

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It didn’t start off huge.


53 posted on 06/27/2017 7:34:27 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: plain talk

Carl Sagen went through all this years ago.
We are most likely alone.
Because the Man designed it that way.


54 posted on 06/27/2017 7:36:45 PM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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To: joethedrummer

God is infinite....


55 posted on 06/27/2017 7:37:40 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: al baby

“How do we know its huge” ?

To us it is huge.

A swimming pool is huge to an ant. A swimming pool is not huge to an elephant.


56 posted on 06/27/2017 7:38:14 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: af_vet_1981

BINGO!


57 posted on 06/27/2017 7:38:48 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: laplata

You missed the point completely


58 posted on 06/27/2017 7:39:28 PM PDT by al baby (May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: Timmy

That’s right. Right now we have no evidence that we know of.


59 posted on 06/27/2017 7:40:49 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: al baby

What’s the point?


60 posted on 06/27/2017 7:42:09 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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