Poll: Alien existence vs. Alien abductions

[A Pious Cultist]

Also, I'd have to go with our solar system simply being called "Sol".

No.
Dispite what science-fiction might have you believe our planetary system is called "The Solar system". That is its name, just like our star is called "The Sun".

 

[Kellerb]

aliens probably do exist. but if their united enough to traverse space and visit other planets, ask yourself this.

WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO VISIT EARTH?

humanity pretty much fucks up anything it comes into contact with, and is even destroying its own bloody planet. they wouldn't want to... unless they invade us...

dun dun DUUUNNN!

 

[Epifols]

Wow, I'm the only one who voted they don't.

We can't apply our human "common sense" to things that are so extremely, uncommon

Yes, space is infinitly huge, and even if time has been in existence with no start, I still think claiming that there is nothing out there is just as solid an answer as "common sense dictates there is something."

I'd believe there are 11 dimensions before there are aliens.

 

[firedfns13]

They exist somewhere in the universe, maybe not our galaxy or any close galaxies but I'm sure there is some race of advanced life form such as ourselves. Except they aren't more advanced than us.

If we have not built giant ships capable of star travel why would any other life form be able to?

They may have been around for a lot longer. With an extra million years, say, they could build all sorts. A million years isn't particularly huge in cosmic terms.

No, a million years is not. But what says they also did not have a giant asteroid destroy all life on their planet 65 million years ago, restarting evolution. If they were around then, why would they be as intelligent as us?
That said, I want to know why we've developed as we have and aren't as unintelligent/unable to build stuff like alligators or birds, who are descendents of dinosaurs (right?)

 

[TaborMallory]

Here's my theory. I think there's no way extraterrestrial life can't exist; if they have the necessary technology to reach our planet, they probably have no reason to bother interacting with us because of how simple we are in comparison.

They exist somewhere in the universe, maybe not our galaxy or any close galaxies but I'm sure there is some race of advanced life form such as ourselves. Except they aren't more advanced than us.

If we have not built giant ships capable of star travel why would any other life form be able to?

Wow, talk about arrogance overload.

You know, humans have been around for the cosmic equivalent of a nanosecond. The chances of us being the most advanced race in the universe are basically nonexistent.

 

[letsnoobtehpwns]

The Outsiders? I thought that was a book/movie about greasers...

Stupid time for me is over, I do believe that somewhere in the universe, there is some other form of "intelligent" (and I use that term loosely) life forms. I have absolutely no proof of alien life forms but, the universe is simply to large for Earth to be the only planet to have life on it. I do not believe that the planet has been visited by these alien lifeforms however. Anyone who took basic middle school physics and astronomy knows that we are to far away to have contact with any of these life form.

 

[Veylon]

Also, I'd have to go with our solar system simply being called "Sol".

No.
Dispite what science-fiction might have you believe our planetary system is called "The Solar system". That is its name, just like our star is called "The Sun".

Nothing really "has" a name as an intrinsic property. People choose to call it something. Right now, it has the awkward name of "The Solar System" because there's a bunch of stuff hanging around The Sun aka Sol (which means "Sun" in another language). So, not really descriptive when a lot of other suns also have systems.

 

[traceur_]

Of course they exist but claims of abductions are just fucking retarded.

 

[Nick-O]

People who say they have been abducted by aliens have no evidence of it, and therefore it did'nt happen. the end

im not saying that i believe people are being abducted, but i do think something can happen and there be no evidence of it happening.

Can you give me a good example?

okay well lets say last night i was alone in my living room, and i said zimzallabimbabasaladusaladimba three times and then did a little dance. the next day there would be no physical evidence that i did such a thing, but that wouldn't mean that i didn't.

How do you know that you wasnt dreaming?

 

[Toaster Hunter]

They could visit, but why would they want too? They probably took one look at this rock and immediately turned away as fast as their ship could take them.

 

[PureBredGentleman]

I have the belief that they do exist, but rather having VISITED Earth, I believe they are already here and have already been accepted into human life. Who knows? Maybe grasshoppers are actually aliens, maybe Mushrooms are an alien species of plant, maybe they live deep beneath the ocean and have yet to be discovered. It's not too far fetched if you think about it really.

 

[Nick-O]

People who say they have been abducted by aliens have no evidence of it, and therefore it did'nt happen. the end

im not saying that i believe people are being abducted, but i do think something can happen and there be no evidence of it happening.

Can you give me a good example?

okay well lets say last night i was alone in my living room, and i said zimzallabimbabasaladusaladimba three times and then did a little dance. the next day there would be no physical evidence that i did such a thing, but that wouldn't mean that i didn't.

How do you know that you wasnt dreaming?

how do you know that we're all not just dreaming and so all evidence had is just apart of said dream and therefor not real.

So in the real non-dream world people sleep all their lives?

 

[Captain Pancake]

I think there has to be another sentient race out there, but they won't have the technology to reach us. give it time though...

 

[Nick-O]

People who say they have been abducted by aliens have no evidence of it, and therefore it did'nt happen. the end

im not saying that i believe people are being abducted, but i do think something can happen and there be no evidence of it happening.

Can you give me a good example?

okay well lets say last night i was alone in my living room, and i said zimzallabimbabasaladusaladimba three times and then did a little dance. the next day there would be no physical evidence that i did such a thing, but that wouldn't mean that i didn't.

How do you know that you wasnt dreaming?

how do you know that we're all not just dreaming and so all evidence had is just apart of said dream and therefor not real.

So in the real non-dream world people sleep all their lives?

no, I'm just trying to show you how ridiculous your "How do you know that you wasnt dreaming?" reply was, and how it isn't a proper rebuttal unless you are trying to open the door to all wild what if type speculation. you should just accept that the act or existence of many things or happenings do not create evidence of themselves in their happening. for example the nomadic people who created the Venus of Willendorf in 28,000-25,000 BCE. we know that they existed because of the Venus, but there is no other evidence that they did anything, but of course they had to have hunted and cooked and slept and many other things. just because we don't have evidence that they did these other things doesn't mean they didn't. in fact its ridiculous to assume they didn't. there are entire civilizations that have existed and daily did all the things a civilizations do, and the only evidence that we have of there existence is that they made a couple pots. should we assume the only thing they ever did was make pots? do you see how your "have no evidence of it, and therefore it didn't happen." logic is obviously flawed?

ya i accually did a long time ago, but i just wanted a ridiculous discussion, and thats what i got.

cake

 

[Aqualung]

Ahem.

That is all.

 

[Arisato-kun]

Aliens exist. If you think that we're the only existence in this huge universe then I don't know if retarded is an extreme enough insult. But they haven't visited here. They're probably wondering if aliens exist as well, just like us.

 

[Nick-O]

People who say they have been abducted by aliens have no evidence of it, and therefore it did'nt happen. the end

im not saying that i believe people are being abducted, but i do think something can happen and there be no evidence of it happening.

Can you give me a good example?

okay well lets say last night i was alone in my living room, and i said zimzallabimbabasaladusaladimba three times and then did a little dance. the next day there would be no physical evidence that i did such a thing, but that wouldn't mean that i didn't.

How do you know that you wasnt dreaming?

how do you know that we're all not just dreaming and so all evidence had is just apart of said dream and therefor not real.

So in the real non-dream world people sleep all their lives?

no, I'm just trying to show you how ridiculous your "How do you know that you wasnt dreaming?" reply was, and how it isn't a proper rebuttal unless you are trying to open the door to all wild what if type speculation. you should just accept that the act or existence of many things or happenings do not create evidence of themselves in their happening. for example the nomadic people who created the Venus of Willendorf in 28,000-25,000 BCE. we know that they existed because of the Venus, but there is no other evidence that they did anything, but of course they had to have hunted and cooked and slept and many other things. just because we don't have evidence that they did these other things doesn't mean they didn't. in fact its ridiculous to assume they didn't. there are entire civilizations that have existed and daily did all the things a civilizations do, and the only evidence that we have of there existence is that they made a couple pots. should we assume the only thing they ever did was make pots? do you see how your "have no evidence of it, and therefore it didn't happen." logic is obviously flawed?

ya i accually did a long time ago, but because im a ridiculous person i wanted a ridiculous discussion, and thats what i got.

cupcake

well goody for you. i still kind of think that you did believe that "im trying to sound smart and cool bullshit" though.

apple pie

I was serious when i wrote the first evidence stuff but when you said "but i do think something can happen and there be no evidence of it happening", i realized that you beat me and i got bored

 

[Milkatron]

To say that in such a vast universe of trillions upon trillions of planets that we are the only sentient form of life to me is unreasonable. There is a statistical probability that somewhere out there is life, but distance has kept us apart and will continue to do so for a long time.

 

[Mr Fatherland]

The Venus Fly trap only grows naturally in on crater caused by a meteorite that hit earth. That got me thinking, that's very weird...

 

[Adam]

I think 'Aliens' exist somewhere in this HUGE universe we live in, just not alien's as we know them. I doubt they are 'grey' little people or E.T like. We can't be the only planet in the universe with life on it, I find that an improbability.