Silly conclusion.
Considering how many stars there are and that most of them have planet systems, many with earth type planets it would be logical that there is life in the galaxy.
However, the above being said consider that the galaxy is some 10 or so billion years old. Consider that we search for life, intelligent life by searching for electromagnetic radiation. Humans have only been on earth which is just over 4 billion years old, for about 10000 years in which they have made records. Of that 10,000 years or so it has only been in the last 100 years that we have used electromagnetic radiation. In another 100 years we may have abandoned that type of radiation for communications as being too slow.
We do not have the capacity to understand life beyond our own yet. If there were a planet only 1 million years older than ours that would mean the people are a million years ahead of us. If they don’t want us to see them we won’t.
Considering how many stars there are and that most of them have planet systems, many with earth type planets it would be logical that there is life in the galaxy.
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It’s not logical if the probability of life is extremely low.
” it would be logical that there is life in the galaxy.”
Logical? Based on what evidence?
Have you seen this response?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3670642/posts
I don’t think you’re thinking four dimensionally. If intelligent life is as plentiful as Sagan et al claim it is, then those millions of intelligent species just within our galaxy must necessarily be in varying levels of development. Therefore, there MUST be some of them who broadcasted EM signals a sufficient time in the past for them to reach us now. Instead? Silence. That silence speaks volumes.
Agree 100%. Fermi and them calculated that the chance of other life was extraordinarily high and thus came the question of where are they then. I tend to agree with you, if they dont want us to see/hear them then we wont.
There is another thought that maybe we shouldnt go yelling out across the cosmos looking for anyone as we might not like what we find, or want to be found.
Strongly disagree. What you are referring to is the “dark forest” theory, which holds that everyone “out tbere” is so scared of everyone else that they are “hiding”. It is a very weak rebuttle to the Fermi Paradox, which is fundamentally unanswerable. Civilizations many milllioms of years advanced beyond our own would unquestionably have visited and very likely colonized our planet, exploiting our natural resources, etc.
Strongly disagree. What you are referring to is the “dark forest” theory, which holds that everyone “out tbere” is so scared of everyone else that they are “hiding”. It is a very weak rebuttle to the Fermi Paradox, which is fundamentally unanswerable. Civilizations many milllioms of years advanced beyond our own would unquestionably have visited and very likely colonized our planet, exploiting our natural resources, etc.