http://thealienworld.com/2007/02/16/are-we-alone-in-this-universe/ An effort to understand the real world! Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://thealienworld.com/2007/02/16/are-we-alone-in-this-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Aditya Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:53:04 +0000 http://alienworld.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/are-we-alone-in-this-universe/#comment-54 The law of averages means that we must assume that we are NOT the only life to exist in the known universe. However, the vast lengths of time into which the universe stretches and the fact that our own evolution and existence as a species represents only the tiniest fraction of the total time for which the universe has existed, forces us to consider the possibility that in this short span of time we might be the only living things around... this doesn't mean that others didn't exist or won't exist in the future; just that they aren't around right now... As for intelligent life... if we are possible then other examples are possible too... however the probability that their evolution and development coincides with ours is a very remote possibility... Also, if, as far-fetched it sounds, there are intelligent beings at the same or higher level of tech as us, it still seems unlikely that they would be shouting through space in the specific frequencies that we search and the small parts of space that we search and at the time when we are searching them... our chances of finding them seem pretty lousy... forgive my pessimism (though i like to think of it as realism) The law of averages means that we must assume that we are NOT the only life to exist in the known universe. However, the vast lengths of time into which the universe stretches and the fact that our own evolution and existence as a species represents only the tiniest fraction of the total time for which the universe has existed, forces us to consider the possibility that in this short span of time we might be the only living things around… this doesn’t mean that others didn’t exist or won’t exist in the future; just that they aren’t around right now… As for intelligent life… if we are possible then other examples are possible too… however the probability that their evolution and development coincides with ours is a very remote possibility… Also, if, as far-fetched it sounds, there are intelligent beings at the same or higher level of tech as us, it still seems unlikely that they would be shouting through space in the specific frequencies that we search and the small parts of space that we search and at the time when we are searching them… our chances of finding them seem pretty lousy… forgive my pessimism (though i like to think of it as realism)

]]> http://thealienworld.com/2007/02/16/are-we-alone-in-this-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Scientists found potentially habitable planet « Alien World Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:51:40 +0000 http://alienworld.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/are-we-alone-in-this-universe/#comment-53 [...] planet can breathe something else. There are 10 billion trillion (10^22) planets in the universe (http://alienworld.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/are-we-alone-in-this-universe/). Out of these scientist have only discovered 220 planets outside solar system. So the probability [...] [...] planet can breathe something else. There are 10 billion trillion (10^22) planets in the universe (http://alienworld.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/are-we-alone-in-this-universe/). Out of these scientist have only discovered 220 planets outside solar system. So the probability [...]

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