Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

SWBTATTReg

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1. Don't believe this for a sec...where's the evidence that there isn't life elsewhere?

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 02:04 PM

Jul 2018

Organic compounds recently discovered, and water abounds everywhere. Zones of life are found around most stars at a certain distance from each star. Life (slime) was kicking around on earth very early in Earth's history. What kicked off life in early Earth's history? Something did, and if it was just pure chance, then that means that by pure chance, it can and probably will happen again.

Too many stories of UFOs (most explained away as experimental craft, but key word here is most, NOT ALL).

Universe simply is too big and our technology has still quite a ways to go, in order to detect anything, if anything is being sent by non Earth entities.

Radio and/or electromagnetic waves were discovered only 150-+ years ago.

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Dissolving the Fermi Paradox [View all] CloudWatcher Jul 2018 OP

Don't believe this for a sec...where's the evidence that there isn't life elsewhere? SWBTATTReg Jul 2018 #1

You have to look at this the mathematical way: DetlefK Aug 2018 #5

with only one sample... uriel1972 Aug 2018 #6

Not with frequentist probabilities. But with bayesian probabilities. DetlefK Aug 2018 #8

there are limits qazplm135 Jan 2019 #13

We cannot get the exact number, but we can estimate it. DetlefK Jan 2019 #15

That's the point qazplm135 Jan 2019 #16

How do we know we haven't already encountered alien life? cyclonefence Jul 2018 #2

We are no longer bound by our mere senses... uriel1972 Aug 2018 #7

My son the astronomer recently told me that PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2018 #3

certainly possible qazplm135 Jan 2019 #14

We always assume that intelligence is a forgone conclusion in evolution NickB79 Aug 2018 #4

The assumption of advancement is a regrettable... uriel1972 Sep 2018 #11

I think we must always differentiate edhopper Sep 2018 #9

I'm more than happy to allow for the existence... uriel1972 Sep 2018 #10

We know that there are millions of Earth like planets edhopper Sep 2018 #12

The things we debate... it's all good fun... JustFiveMoreMinutes May 2019 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2019 #19

The key here is technological civilization edhopper May 2019 #18

We also have to consider the possibility that: Disaffected Jul 2019 #20