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Originally posted by PhotonEffect
reply to post by SaturnFX
Then where are all these billions and billions of star travelers?
You ever stop and think how long it took just for us to get to this point that I'm now typing on a computer to you?
( Think age of the universe.)
Ever stop and think about all the highly significant chains of events that needed to happen in order for me to be able to sit here at this moment and type on a computer to you?
You ever stop and think that some other civilization out there had to go through the same sort of process and more importantly survive to be able to get to the point of traversing the galaxy?
If they had even a 10000 yr head start, wouldn't they be bound by their resources on their own planet too? Or face the same threat from an asteroid? Or dare I say another alien race?
Out of the thousands of planets in our own "neighborhood" within a hundred or so lightyears either way, how many have intelligent life on them that we know of?
Exactly.
edit on 20-4-2011 by PhotonEffect because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Better Mouse Trap
Onelife and Photon, thank you for the post.You guys are one step ahead of me .
Originally posted by OUNjahhryn
The age of the universe and the age of man has nothing to do with one another. We are not the first top-species of this planet, and have really only been here for a very short time in earths history. Adding in Ice-ages/catastrophe's etc, were barely given a change to survive.
I'm sure a species with a 10000 year head start (and survived) would be using an energy source that we cannot fathom. And I doubt at that point they would be bound to any resources. once you have a high enough degree of scientific knowledge, you could basically be considered an alchemist and make things out of seemingly nothing.
within a 100 or so light-years? were not even sure if there is life on mars or titan or europa. our species is just children in grade 1, still cutting and pasting pictures and eating the glue.
Originally posted by Better Mouse Trap
Yeah bruh, lets keep it real .
There is no logical reason for a advanced species to come to this hell hole.
Go walk on the beach and imagine every grain of sand a star, then envision the planets that revolve around said star.
Do the math bruh.
Tired of reading that BS here about alien agenda, the Earth is nothing more than a pit stop, no agenda is necessary
Originally posted by jstanthrno1
This planet is mostly water... that fact makes us a target to any civilization with means of traveling space and a will to survive