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re: Ok Ladies and Gentlemen... Its time to discuss Aliens
Posted on 2/27/14 at 11:23 am to Alahunter
Posted on 2/27/14 at 11:23 am to Alahunter
True, but those were fossils of life existing outside of Earth. All that shows is that it is possible. That's where the "assuming we are the first life to exist" comes in.
Basically saying that if there's a significant probability that we are not alone, there is also a probability that we are far less advanced/far more advanced
I have always said this. Glad someone else agrees with me
Basically saying that if there's a significant probability that we are not alone, there is also a probability that we are far less advanced/far more advanced
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Fwiw, alien life has no bearing on Christianity imo. No mention was made, for or against in the Bible. God made us, animals, angels and demons. I don't see why he couldn't make any other life forms. If He did, there's no reason to think we should have been made to know his purposes if it were so.
I have always said this. Glad someone else agrees with me
This post was edited on 2/27/14 at 11:25 am
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Posted on 2/27/14 at 11:29 am to WhistlinDixie15
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if there's a significant probability that we are not alone, there is also a probability that we are far less advanced/far more advanced
My feelings about this parallel the way people view the ability to travel back in time. That if it were possible, why have we had no visitors from the future.
That discussion is another topic, but having seen what humanity is capable of, and has produced thus far, until we receive some sort of transmission or indication of life that is more advanced I must assume we are the most advanced thing out there.
Posted on 2/27/14 at 11:33 am to WhistlinDixie15
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Basically saying that if there's a significant probability that we are not alone, there is also a probability that we are far less advanced/far more advanced
That could be argued in relation to today's society and ancient societies. While some of our technological advances are far superior, there are some feats that were accomplished by our predecessors, that I'd argue very few could do today, and lack the knowledge to accomplish, without machinery.
The Antikythera is one example.
More than 21 centuries ago, a mechanism of fabulous ingenuity was created in Greece, a device capable of indicating exactly how the sky would look for decades to come -- the position of the moon and sun, lunar phases and even eclipses. But this incredible invention would be drowned in the sea and its secret forgotten for two thousand years.
This post was edited on 2/27/14 at 11:34 am
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