Astronomers Hope to Find E.T. in Next 25 Years

Reuters via Yahoo! ^ | Tue Jul 16, 6:34 AM ET | By Belinda Goldsmith

[Momaw Nadon]

FYI and discussion

[Conservative Chicagoan]

These atheists can look all they want but they are going to find any UFOs. They don't exist.

[housethatruthbuilt]

i disagree. what about helen thomas?

[Catholicguy]

"Scientists searching the stars for aliens are convinced an E.T. is out there -- it's just that they haven't had the know-how to detect such a being."

ET is riding around Florida in her little red truck. ET is running for Governor. ET's earthname is Janet Reno

[Mr. Lucky]

what about Helen Thomas?

She only appears to be able to fly. Actually, it's her broomstick that does all the work.

[housethatruthbuilt]

actually they do resemble each other

[Timesink]

i disagree. what about helen thomas?

Sadly, she can be identified from miles away by smell alone, and close up by counting the number of folds on her face.

[Conservative Chicagoan]

LOL!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[ALASKA]

Why couldn't GOD have created other beings? The Bible does not preclude that. When we dismiss such things, we put limitations on GOD. He has no limitations!!

[Shryke]

These atheists can look all they want but they are going to find any UFOs. They don't exist.

It's very clear to me that Conservative Chicagoan is, in fact, an alien.

All kidding aside, please tell me why there are never going to be UFOs, and what that has to do with belief in G-d.

[ExpatCanuck]

These atheists can look all they want but they are going to find any UFOs. They don't exist.

Is it fair to assume they are all athiests? Could God not have created other life in the Universe?

[Tom Bombadil]

I like your take on it. The problem is trying to communicate with Helen.

If that's the case, with the number of new star systems we now hope to check, we should find one of those in the next 25 years."

"should find". Take a hypothesis, add an assumption or two and what you have is wishful thinking, not science. Why 25? Why not 2? Why not 1000?

They don't know and we shouldn't autmatically jump on their bandwagon.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

I don't get it. Why are people traveling from the future to theach our kids this crap? Are there no conservatives in the future?

[biblewonk]

These atheists can look all they want but they are going to find any UFOs. They don't exist.

I'll second that!

[Scott from the Left Coast]

All these guys need to do is talk to Mary Matalin. She'll show them right where to look for E.T.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

I don't get it. Why are people traveling from the future to theach our kids this crap? Are there no conservatives in the future?

[Tom Bombadil]

How pretentious to believe that we are the only living things in the universe

You are correct about the pretention. Isn't it also a little pretentious to "believe" that we aren't alone? It can go both ways.

[OXENinFLA]

"These atheists can look all they want but they are going to find any UFOs. They don't exist."

That statement has to be the most close minded phrase I've heard in a while. To think we are the only life in the universe? Come on why don't you TRY to use that gray matter in-between your ears.