• Are we the only planet with life?
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Some religions say that earth is the only planet with life on it. This is almost more then unlikely wrong. In fact there is a solar system above ours with a planet called Gliese 581g that supports life. I'm not sure if this planet is real or just made up. But do you think we are the only planet surrounded by dead soulless others?
I don't know what kind of life, but I'm pretty sure that there's something out there. Univers' too big for nothing else being out there.
Which religions actually say that?
No, we are absolutely not the only planet with life. We are a planet whose conditions were right for life to survive which is why we are here. Just close enough to the star (our sun) to avoid freezing and just far enough away to avoid an atmosphere too hot for water/life. We are in the "goldilocks zone" where liquid water can exist and therefore life can exist. It is utterly ridiculous to think that out of some unimaginable number of planets in the universe that we are the only planet in the "goldilocks zone" of a star. There is life out there, no question.
Probably not... No, definitely not. But had aliens (intelligent and sophisticated, like us) landed on our planet say a million years ago, before Humans were around, they could have taken the control of our planet with no efforts at all.
At the present moment in time there exists two celestial bodies with life. That being the earth and the moon. The latter due to bacteria left there by astronauts (Nasa says they are still going after 40 years.)
We are DEFINITELY not the only planet with life, but i dont think it will be possible for us to contact other intelligent life within at least the next 5 or 6 generations of people.
Our universe is too big for there not to be other lifeforms.
I think that question will always be answered with "no", but a better question would be how far along are we compared to other intelligent species. Are there already alien species flying about in space? Have they already been in contact with other alien species?
All hard evidence says yes.
Hard not to believe there's not. Trillions of galaxies and possibly quadrillions of planets, surely at least one has to support life.
yeah my steam friend lives on another planet and he says theyre all dead there so yeah we are the only planet with life.
[QUOTE=raviool;33274336]yeah my steam friend lives on another planet and he says theyre all dead there so yeah we are the only planet with life.[/QUOTE] Don't believe everything anyone tells you :v:
Of course we're not. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation[/url] Basically, that gives us a reasonable estimate for the odds of there being life on a planet. It sums up as there's potentially 3.3 planets that become habitable per year. With the trillions of planets out there, it's pretty damn improbable that we're the only ones.
Saying that our planet is the only planet that supports/has life in this multi-billion galaxy is highly improbable. Life somewhere most likely exists, there is just little evidence scientists have to prove so yet.
Relevant: [quote] [b]Bigger Goldilocks zone increases chance of finding life in space November 14, 2011 By Adele Rackley[/b] [b]New research suggests the habitable zone around some stars – the so-called Goldilocks zone – could be up to 30 per cent bigger than previously thought.[/b] This makes it much more likely that life-supporting planets exist elsewhere in our galaxy. The study looked at the relationship between the radiation from red dwarf stars and the reflective quality – or albedo – of snow and ice cover on orbiting planets. .... Red dwarfs, or M-stars, make up 80 per cent of the stars in our galaxy, and are thought to be very long-lived, so identifying their habitable zones is an important goal. ... [/quote] [url]http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-bigger-goldilocks-zone-chance-life.html[/url]
Only planet with life? Of course not. Only planet with sentient life? Slightly more likely. Of course slightly more likely still puts the likelihood only smidgens above 0.
The question is 'is there', not 'could there be'.
[QUOTE=ToxicX;33273026]In fact there is a solar system above ours [/QUOTE] Which way is up? [QUOTE=ToxicX;33273026]Some religions say that earth is the only planet with life on it.[/QUOTE] Religion has nothing to do with this. Yes I think there is life on other planets. But what does it mean when they say 'life supporting planet'? Maybe the planet to us can't support life that we're used to but it still supports life. They might not breathe oxygen or need sunlight ya know?
There is insufficient evidence to provide even an inclination in either direction. That being said, with the sheer scale of the universe, the uncountable numbers of planets and conditions it would not be impossible for life to happen again. That being said, Humanity tends to apply anthropomorphic qualities to life as we know it. Arguably, if we find life it will be unlike anything that we could possibly conceive. The idea that little green men who metabolise chlorine and have a vaguely humanoid shape are gonna drop out of the skies and say hi is a Hollywood pipe dream.
Most Probably, Cause if there wasn't, well that's a giant waste of space (Contact anyone) Are those Aliens smart, Less likely
[QUOTE=Scotchair;33274572]Of course we're not. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation[/url] Basically, that gives us a reasonable estimate for the odds of there being life on a planet. It sums up as there's potentially 3.3 planets that become habitable per year. With the trillions of planets out there, it's pretty damn improbable that we're the only ones.[/QUOTE] Ever heard of garbage in, garbage out. The drake equation is taking rough guesses and putting them into an equation, this hold no scientific bearing and I hate it when someone brings it up.
Some might think it ridiculous that there is extra-terrestrial life. On the contrary, it's ridiculous to suggest that there isn't.
There is an overwhelmingly positive chance that there is other life beyond this planet. unfortunately, mankind will more likely destroy itself before traveling to it, given all the stupid shit we(as a group) do
Even thinking that over these billions of years that we humans are the only life in the universe is ridiculous, chances that we will find this other life though is daunting.
[QUOTE=Jookia;33274022]All hard evidence says yes.[/QUOTE] There is no "hard evidence" at all to suggest that we are the only planet with life. In fact there is plenty of reason and evidence to believe quite the opposite.
We're here, aren't we? Considering there's at least one planet (us) that supports life, why can't there be others?
[QUOTE=ToxicX;33273026]Some religions say that earth is the only planet with life on it. This is almost more then unlikely wrong. In fact there is a solar system above ours with a planet called Gliese 581g that supports life. I'm not sure if this planet is real or just made up. But do you think we are the only planet surrounded by dead soulless others?[/QUOTE] I'm sure there are other planets with life, the problem is just that our chances of contacting eachother are close to nil due to the vast, vast distances.
[QUOTE=Jookia;33275511]The question is 'is there', not 'could there be'.[/QUOTE] The thing about the universe is. If it can happen it will happen.
Well lets put it this way, the odds of finding other life are stupidly and unrealisticaly slim at best. But it's down right arrogant to think that out of all the planets in the known and unknown universe, we are the only one that has any form of life on it.
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