Do you believe in extraterrestrial life ?

If we exist, why wouldn't they

 

Ah yes the ole Drake equation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation

 

Now that we have a less wierd topic I would say I am definitely not sure.

 

There is no waste in space man. Space is the place. Your rationality is flawed.. statisticly we know 1 out of the many planets out there has life on it.

Thats like saying in 1 mile of land you saw 3 kangaroos therefore planet earth must statistically be covered in kangaroo poo.

 

^^^What he said...the odds are to great not to have life elsewhere.

 

I was at Lynnhaven inlet one summer and was taking pics of fancy boats shooting up rooster tails for a Helicopter. Didn't see it at the time but later when on computer.

 

earlier this summer, I was outside looking for Ison. There was a really bright "star" that I was having a hard time focusing on. It was blurrier than other stars. tried looking with my glasses but still blurry. I took pics from several angles, using the window sill to stabilize. didn't DL to computer for months. when I did I saw these. at first I thought it was due to my hand shaking but, if that was true, the objects would be identical.

 

Actually your argument is flawed. We can only detect those thousands upon thousands of other worlds via infared, gravity mauitpulations or other faint ways. Therfore we can not see anything on the surface or the make up of the atmosphere and can't know for sure about what life may be there. Seeing 3 of one type of animal in one mile of land then speculating the planet is covered in their poo is in no way a valid comparison to the Drake equation which uses statistics to show the likelyhood of life on other planets. Sorry if the math is over your head or if you fear that we are not alone because this would ruin your image of mankind being the epitome of God's creation but it is far more likely that there is other life (maybe not like us and maybe not even intelligent) out in this vast universe, than it is that we are the only living organism floating around in the cosmos.

I know you like to make silly posts Kookie but try and stay out of the grown ups converation, you can hang out at the kiddie table and tell fart jokes like you did on Thanksgiving.

 

is the real question: do you believe the ETs are hanging on Earth?

 

When did I mention God.. and that math is over your head.. just because you watched a TV show doesn't make you a specialist in physics or that formula.

Big boys who use the word statistically should know what that word means was my ONLY point. You presupposed that b/s about god and the fact that I don't believe they are out there. You are too consumed with your own opinions and the `side` to step back for a moment and realize this.

You have one data point.. therefore statistically 1 out of x planets thusfar have life.. statistically speaking. Let me know when you want to step up to the big boy table and talk with the adults.

 

Found this with a simple search.. it might be over your head rcarter.

"The problem, of course, is that none of the terms can be known, and most cannot even be estimated. The only way to work the equation is to fill in with guesses. [...] As a result, the Drake equation can have any value from "billions and billions" to zero. An expression that can mean anything, means nothing. Speaking precisely, the Drake equation is literally meaningless..."

 

I have no doubt that intelligent extraterrestrial life forms exist, did exist, or are evolving as I type this. There have probably been millions of advanced civilizations on millions of planets that have been wiped out by solar flares super novas, etc. The problem is the universe is so vast that the odds of us and another similar species evolving at the same rate at the same time and being able to communicate has to be part of this equation.

 

I never did until I saw an amazingly compelling video clip on the internet. That video along with a few more followups convinced me that without a shadow of a doubt that aliens are indeed among us. If you want to watch it I think its a vine and you can find it under the title surferfightclub.

 

Boom my sentiment exactly.

 

My knowledge of this subject does not come from TV but from 4 astrophysics classes in college as well as hours of research on the topic. I only mentioned God becasue that is one of the main reasons folks use for denying the existance of ET's. If you claim to understand the caluculations for the Drake equation written as:

N = R* • fp • ne • fl • fi • fc • L

Depending on the values used you typically get answers ranging from 10,000 to over 34.6 million planets capable and likely to support life. If you are so egotistical that you think in all those worlds we would be the only ones with life on it then you really are a stupid little kid.

All things are only THEORETICAL untill proven. Therfore any argument based on statistical likelyhood and not on proven facts is THEORETICAL, the fact that you could not understand that the argument on ET's is not proven facts and is based on THEORETICAL statistics and hypothoseis just shows you belong at the kiddie table back in elementary school.

Charles started and intelligent and great thread here that was much needed after all of AO's bullcrap posts then you try and wreck it with stupid comments about kanagroo poop. Go back to making threads about trashed boogie boards, retarded ways to apply or remove wax and all the other nonsense you post on here and leave this subject to those with IQ's over that of Forest Gump.

 

Wait so you agree or disagree that there are ET's? You bash what I'm saying then agree with CBSCREWBY who states the same thing I said before. What the fu(k is wrong with you kook?

 

If you have an Iphone, there is an app that works with GPS and the internal compass. You can point it at objects in the sky, and it will tell you what they are. I though I was seeing ISON last week, but it turned out to be Neptune.