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Originally posted by reticledc
The drake equation would hold a resounding note, if any number can be confirmed.
Until then, it's the Drake theory as far as I'm concerned.
Originally posted by typwar
The Drake equation is technically proof of aliens.
mean rate of star formation in our galaxy per year x the fraction of the stars that have planets x mean number of planets that can support life per star that has planets x the fraction of the above that can go on to develop life x the fraction of the above that can go on to develop intelligent life x the fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existance into space x the length of time such civilizations release detectable signals into space = the number of civilizations in our galaxy with which communication may be possible...
10 x 0.5 x 2 x 1 x 0.01 x 0.01 x 10,000 = 10. There is your proof of aliens, skeptics.
Through the Drake equation it is said that there is approximately 10 types of aliens in our galaxy.
Originally posted by lagenese
From my own inner knowing, there are millions of civilizations in our local universe. The problem is that the "normal" mind cannot begin to comprehend and understand this mystery because the mind is locked in the physical reality. The reason for this is that the ego always relies on the memory of the human race, in other words, the ego relies on the past. That is why most humans are unable to remember where they're from and the true purpose of the 3rd density experience.
In time, with higher conscious states, and a more objective approach to life, humans will start discovering all the aspects of their multi-dimensionality, and begin the process of transmuting their physical bodies in order to ascend to higher realms of reality.
Originally posted by reticledc
typwar
"possibilities are endless and the universe is infinite"
No one has any proof of that.
Quite to the contrary.
since the universe is allegedly infinite it has recently been speculated that the universe repeats itself. A paradox within a paradox, apparently.
Another theory is that at the edge of the universe "the event horizon" is another dimensional plane. Another membrane, or the correlation between the chaos of the sub-sub atomic fabric of space time and the fabric of that outer "event horizon".
Anyway, all unproven, all speculation.
It is fun to think about though.
And just for the record, I do feel that there is without a doubt not only life in the universe besides us, but right here in our own solar system.
Jupiter and Saturn have a lot of amazing and unique moons......
[edit on 7/10/2010 by reticledc]
Originally posted by typwar
The Drake equation is technically proof of aliens.
mean rate of star formation in our galaxy per year x the fraction of the stars that have planets x mean number of planets that can support life per star that has planets x the fraction of the above that can go on to develop life x the fraction of the above that can go on to develop intelligent life x the fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existance into space x the length of time such civilizations release detectable signals into space = the number of civilizations in our galaxy with which communication may be possible...
10 x 0.5 x 2 x 1 x 0.01 x 0.01 x 10,000 = 10. There is your proof of aliens, skeptics.
Through the Drake equation it is said that there is approximately 10 types of aliens in our galaxy.
Species are recognized by morphological characters; the pheneticist then says that species are groups of individuals with certain morphological characters. Informally, the phenetic species concept defines a species as a set of organisms that look similar to each other and distinct from other sets. In practice, the phenetic concept measures as many characters as possible in as many organisms as possible, and then recognizes phenetic clusters by multivariate statistics. These clusters approximate to a level of similarity sufficient to be called a species.
"species are groups of interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups." The biological species concept explains why the members of a species resemble one another, i.e. form phenetic clusters, and differ from other species. When two organisms breed within a species, their genes pass into their combined offspring. As this process is repeated, the genes of different organisms are constantly shuffled around the species gene pool. The shared gene pool gives the species its identity. By contrast, genes are not (by definition) transferred to other species, and different species therefore take on a different appearance.
That's me, I believe there are probably aliens. The Drake equation can be used to get just about any result depending on the numbers input which are all just guesses. But the number of stars is huge. Maybe 200 billion galaxies with 200 billion stars in each one?
Originally posted by yeti101
reply to post by typwar
what skeptics say aliens dont exist anywhere? Frank Drake doesnt think we are being visited by ET and he made that equation.
Its the part about aliens visiting earth in spaceships they are skeptical about.
The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations.
The age of the universe and its vast number of stars suggest that if the Earth is typical, extraterrestrial life should be common. In an informal discussion in 1950, the physicist Enrico Fermi questioned why, if a multitude of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations exist in the Milky Way galaxy, evidence such as spacecraft or probes are not seen. A more detailed examination of the implications of the topic began with a paper by Michael H. Hart in 1975, and it is sometimes referred to as the Fermi-Hart paradox. Another closely related question is the Great Silence — even if travel is hard, if life is common, why don't we detect their radio transmissions?
There have been attempts to resolve the Fermi paradox by locating evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations, along with proposals that such life could exist without human knowledge. Counterarguments suggest that intelligent extraterrestrial life does not exist or occurs so rarely that humans will never make contact with it.