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CLASSIFIED · 11-08-2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Jetty

Oh my lord, I know how Sheldon feels.

You are speaking about star travelling cultures. I am speaking about life itself. You do know that fish, plants, insects, and bacteria qualify as life, don't you? Not just someone that can build a spaceship?
Did you even read and comprehend anything I said?
I mean, my goddess... even the Vatican acknowledges the likelyhood of life existing outside of earth.

By the way, I've been studying astrophysics for 30 years. At the risk of sounding arrogant, you're not going to produce a website link to invalidate me. (Though I admit I was wondering if your googling would bring you to something intellegent like the drake equasion.)

Does "intellegence" exist on other planets? I don't know. No one has presented me with conclusive proof that intellegence isn't extremely rare on earth. (The internet helps disproove the theory of intellegent life on earth)
But the Universe is too vast.
200 billion stars times 100 billion galaxies. With ten percent of that number having planets. The majority of those planets having moons. If the number is even one percent likelyhood, that's still far greater likelyhood than you're understanding it to be.
Hell, we already know of three planets that so far seem to be more capable of life than Europa.

Anyway, I'm done with this because you haven't actually commented on anything I've said, and certainly not even proven to me you've understood, or even *read* my posts.
Believe what you wish to. I really feel sorry that you're trapped in such a limited universe.

I disagree.

The problem is that you want to believe that life outside earth is a statistical given while I'm willing to accept that I don't know one way or another.

You seem to be so steadfast in your belief, that you continue to ignore the evidence in front of you; namely what I've posted. I never said that there wasn't life on other planets, just that it wasn't a statistical certainty.

I've provided you with 3 articles illustrating that your assertion just simply isn't true. It isn't a mathmatical given, regardless of the size of the universe.

As a matter of fact, life on this planet is pretty damn lucky, statisticaly, to exist. But just because it does, doesn't mean lightning is going to strike again.

I also don't appreciate your insulting my intelligence. I feel like you owe me an apology for misrepresenting what I've posted.

Oh, and before I go:Rare Earth hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

11-08-2011, 07:40 PM	#46
CLASSIFIED Santa Claus Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 2,400	Quote: Originally Posted by Crazy Jetty Oh my lord, I know how Sheldon feels. You are speaking about star travelling cultures. I am speaking about life itself. You do know that fish, plants, insects, and bacteria qualify as life, don't you? Not just someone that can build a spaceship? Did you even read and comprehend anything I said? I mean, my goddess... even the Vatican acknowledges the likelyhood of life existing outside of earth. By the way, I've been studying astrophysics for 30 years. At the risk of sounding arrogant, you're not going to produce a website link to invalidate me. (Though I admit I was wondering if your googling would bring you to something intellegent like the drake equasion.) Does "intellegence" exist on other planets? I don't know. No one has presented me with conclusive proof that intellegence isn't extremely rare on earth. (The internet helps disproove the theory of intellegent life on earth) But the Universe is too vast. 200 billion stars times 100 billion galaxies. With ten percent of that number having planets. The majority of those planets having moons. If the number is even one percent likelyhood, that's still far greater likelyhood than you're understanding it to be. Hell, we already know of three planets that so far seem to be more capable of life than Europa. Anyway, I'm done with this because you haven't actually commented on anything I've said, and certainly not even proven to me you've understood, or even read my posts. Believe what you wish to. I really feel sorry that you're trapped in such a limited universe. I disagree. The problem is that you want to believe that life outside earth is a statistical given while I'm willing to accept that I don't know one way or another. You seem to be so steadfast in your belief, that you continue to ignore the evidence in front of you; namely what I've posted. I never said that there wasn't life on other planets, just that it wasn't a statistical certainty. I've provided you with 3 articles illustrating that your assertion just simply isn't true. It isn't a mathmatical given, regardless of the size of the universe. As a matter of fact, life on this planet is pretty damn lucky, statisticaly, to exist. But just because it does, doesn't mean lightning is going to strike again. I also don't appreciate your insulting my intelligence. I feel like you owe me an apology for misrepresenting what I've posted. Oh, and before I go:Rare Earth hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ Last edited by CLASSIFIED; 11-08-2011 at 07:42 PM..