Life on other planets? [Archive] - Virtual Teen Forums

Aηdy

May 22nd, 2009, 05:18 PM

I think that there's every chance that there is more life out there somewhere. The universe is fucking massive. I mean does it ever end?

Maybe somewhere, a one-hundred-thousand-million-billion-trillion light years away, there could be something.

Oblivion

May 22nd, 2009, 05:22 PM

There are billions upon billions of solar systems in our universe. To think we are the only solar system with life is absurd. (IMO)

lamboman43

May 22nd, 2009, 05:29 PM

Of course I believe there is life on other planets. Like the others have said, there are a bazillion solar systems out there, and to think we are the only ones is pretty dang unlikely. I mean like impossible. I bet my life there is other life out there.

Death

May 22nd, 2009, 05:35 PM

So would I; it wouldn't make sense for us to be the only ones in existance. Besides, all that space, there must be more out there than just us.

Koman

May 22nd, 2009, 06:12 PM

lamboman43

May 22nd, 2009, 06:43 PM

I believe there are some form of other people out there but there have been zero planets that look inhabitable yo astronomers. It is kind of weird to think about too, just put yourself in someons shoes who lives on a different planet. I dunno its just weird.

But can the astronomers see billions of light years out? No is the answer. So there is a HUGE possibility that there is other life.

Koman

May 22nd, 2009, 07:05 PM

But can the astronomers see billions of light years out? No is the answer. So there is a HUGE possibility that there is other life.

I didnt say there was no life...

And yes they can see billions of lightyears out. Especially with the new lenses they put on the hubble just a little while ago.

Death

May 22nd, 2009, 07:31 PM

And yes they can see billions of lightyears out. Especially with the new lenses they put on the hubble just a little while ago.

I'm pretty sure that billions of light years is a large overstatement but I may be incorrect. True, they can see far but what they can see will be a tiny fraction of the universe - a mere ant compared to a blue whale. Remember, the universe is constantly expanding.

lamboman43

May 22nd, 2009, 08:07 PM

I didnt say there was no life...

I guess I'm going blind lol

Perseus

May 22nd, 2009, 09:33 PM

See, to say we are the only life in this whole galaxy, let alone universe, is very arrogant. Even though we somehow were randomly put in the perfect zone, with a bunch of planets(which is very rare) means there has to be some oceanic planet that supports life, maybe intelligent or not. You never know.
But, just because we need oxygen and water to support life, doesn't mean other life forms need it too. Some people don't understand that and only look for oceanic plaents that can support life resembling ours on Earth.

INFERNO

May 22nd, 2009, 11:19 PM

I find it rather easy to believe that there is life elsewhere in the universe. The universe is enormous, contains millions, billions of galaxies. Suppose that each galaxy had 10 planets. If only 1 galaxy existed, then there's 9 other planets for life to exist on. But, when there's billions of galaxies, even if each galaxy has 10 or 100 planets, it's an enormous amount of possibilities and I find it next to impossible to believe we are the only life.

Whether or not these aliens are little green people or not is a whole different story, so although I am open and infact do believe life is out there, I don't believe that crop circles and whatnot are a product of aliens. So, I'm voting for open but not entirely convinced b/c we don't know how they'll appear.

Atonement

May 22nd, 2009, 11:23 PM

I think there can be other life, but not to the extent of ours. I mean really, to think that by chance, we came to be what we are, the odds being how small they are, if there is other life, its obscure, and not as well developed, I believe.

Death

May 23rd, 2009, 02:08 AM

But, when there's billions of galaxies, even if each galaxy has 10 or 100 planets, it's an enormous amount of possibilities and I find it next to impossible to believe we are the only life.

I agree with this. I find it silly to think that we are alone in such a vast place.

ThatCanadianGuy

May 23rd, 2009, 09:23 AM

There are billions upon billions of solar systems in our universe. To think we are the only solar system with life is absurd. (IMO)

Absolutely. Here's a VERY GOOD explanation of the probability of alien life elsewhere in the universe. Carl Sagan FTW.

RB_v99FSTYc

Reality

May 23rd, 2009, 05:59 PM

I believe there is life on other planets, I don't see how anyone can hand-to-heart deny something like that. The universe is pretty much infinite. There's billions of galaxies, and even billions more planets.

I don't believe in "little green evil men" or martians, nor do I believe UFO's are alien spacecraft, or crop circles are caused by them. None of the science-fiction stuff.

Koman

May 23rd, 2009, 07:59 PM

I guess I'm going blind lol

What part of "i believe there is life but none of the planets look inhabitable yet". Is too hard for you to wrap your head aroud:

And yes the hubble space telescope can see up to 17 billion lightyears out.

Reality

May 23rd, 2009, 10:18 PM

And yes the hubble space telescope can see up to 17 billion lightyears out.
Isn't it just 10 billion light-years?

Anyway, seeing as the universe is infinite, it doesn't really do the most good regarding this issue.

lamboman43

May 23rd, 2009, 10:24 PM

What part of "i believe there is life but none of the planets look inhabitable yet". Is too hard for you to wrap your head aroud:

And yes the hubble space telescope can see up to 17 billion lightyears out.

No need to be rude take a chill pill, but saying you believe there is life but no planets look inhabitable doesn't make sense. First you say there is life and then you say that the planets dont look inhabitable.

Mzor203

May 23rd, 2009, 10:26 PM

There are two possibilities as I see it. Either the universe is infinite or it's not. If it is infinite, well then there is no way there can't be other life out there. If it's infinite, there are also an infinite number of galaxies out there that are exactly the same in every way, shape, or form as our galaxy is, down to the life existing on the planets at this moment. That is the nature of infinity.

If it is finite, well, there is still a highly probable chance that there is a planet akin to ours. Now, the life there may not be... intelligent, or it might be super-intelligent. The thing is, evolution is going to be constant throughout our entire universe. In the billions of years each planet has had to expand and develop, it is highly likely that sentient beings have evolved somewhere.

Oh, and let's not forget the possibility of alternate universes. :D

Koman

May 23rd, 2009, 11:25 PM

No need to be rude take a chill pill, but saying you believe there is life but no planets look inhabitable doesn't make sense. First you say there is life and then you say that the planets dont look inhabitable.

"none of the planets look inhabitable YET."

Oh and the huble telescope has taken 'deep feild pictures' at around 16 billion light years, but they just recently upgraded it.

lamboman43

May 23rd, 2009, 11:34 PM

"none of the planets look inhabitable YET."

Oh and the huble telescope has taken 'deep feild pictures' at around 16 billion light years, but they just recently upgraded it.

Too bad Hubbel's gonna crap out on us soon. Hopefully the one they send up to replace it is even better.

Koman

May 23rd, 2009, 11:53 PM

Too bad Hubbel's gonna crap out on us soon. Hopefully the one they send up to replace it is even better.
I highly foresee a new space telescope to replace the hubble in to 2010 atleaset. The original hubble which was launched in 1990 was expected to last 15 years. Its 2009, 4 years after the expected demise of the hubble. And as i have said before they went up to repair it and upgrade and said it shoupd add another 5 years to its life span, 2014. More upgrades are sure to come. And i would sure hope the next one is better or we would be going backwords.

lamboman43

May 24th, 2009, 07:32 AM

I highly foresee a new space telescope to replace the hubble in to 2010 atleaset. The original hubble which was launched in 1990 was expected to last 15 years. Its 2009, 4 years after the expected demise of the hubble. And as i have said before they went up to repair it and upgrade and said it shoupd add another 5 years to its life span, 2014. More upgrades are sure to come. And i would sure hope the next one is better or we would be going backwords.

They said that these were the last repairs for hubble.

Koman

May 24th, 2009, 10:19 AM

They said that these were the last repairs for hubble.

They Also predicted a life span of 90 days fo thwir mars explorers spirit and opportunity, but they are still up their now, but i think one of them has a wheel problwm and one has dust on its solar panels.

Skeln

May 24th, 2009, 06:35 PM

While I believe in the possibility of other planets with life on them, I'm not so sure about life as intelligent as us, yet alone aliens that kidnap humans.

INFERNO

May 25th, 2009, 12:13 AM

While I believe in the possibility of other planets with life on them, I'm not so sure about life as intelligent as us, yet alone aliens that kidnap humans.

Do you believe that we are the smartest life form, which seems to be what you're implying by saying "not so sure about life as intelligent as us". Or it was sarcasm, not sure really.

Hyper

May 25th, 2009, 02:45 PM

Do you believe that we are the smartest life form, which seems to be what you're implying by saying "not so sure about life as intelligent as us". Or it was sarcasm, not sure really.

Meh just quoting this as it partially goes with what I'm going to rant.

To assume that Earth is the only planet with life is absolute stupitidy.

To assume that we are the only intelligent beings in the univserse is absolute ignorance

And to assume that we are the most intellectual creatures in the universe.. Well now I can't even find a word for that, but if that is actually true (which I hardly think is possible) the entire universe is fucked.

Also what scientists generally look for in planets that they think would be suitable for life is the existance of an atmosphere & water

Thats all fine but since the universe is so massive there could exist creatures that live in enviorments completly different to ours and creatures that don't require oxygen or water. But thats just speculation, considering the size of the universe you can speculate on almost anything :rolleyes:

Skeln

May 25th, 2009, 03:12 PM

Do you believe that we are the smartest life form, which seems to be what you're implying by saying "not so sure about life as intelligent as us". Or it was sarcasm, not sure really
I'm not saying that. I believe that there is intelligent life out there, but really I'm not so sure about life that's as intelligent as us.

I'm open to the possibility, but yeah think about it. Out of all the life on plenet Earth that there is and was, we are the only species to come as far as we have. So I say there is a possibility of life as intelligent as us, if not more intelligent, but the chances of that are miniscule compared to the chance of there being life at all on other planets. There's a chance, but that's the part where I have some doubt.

DarkWingedAngel

May 25th, 2009, 04:13 PM

Yes I think there is some form of life out there, somewhere.
I think that if god made us and animals he must have made other life forms, wether they can walk, or if they are just like a a peice of dust, as long as it can grow and lives then yea.
Now the thing is even if there is life I don't think it would have the technoligy to fly or anything so we would possibally never see it.
But yes I am most certian that there is life out there, somewhere, anywhere. We just don't think that there is, ebcause we are so used to life having ears, eyes, legs, etc;
But I do belive in life on other planets.

Camazotz

May 25th, 2009, 07:13 PM

I strongly believe that there are other life forms besides those found on Earth. It would be ignorant to assume that we are the only life form found anywhere in space, which is larger than one can imagine.

chazzrox2

May 26th, 2009, 07:20 AM

I am a science minded person so i believe yea other life forms have got to exist in the universe...but not spaceship flying, transporter beaming, laser blasting kind...the minute, live-under-a-rock bacteria kind...they can live inside volcanoes and have been found in Antartica so why not in planets with little atmosphere, perhaps an anearobic bacteria living off methane in another galaxy?

but then again maybe there are 'trekkie' aliens somewhere or maybe they are just as advanced as we are and are thinking the same thing right now...only time will tell...

Death

May 26th, 2009, 08:04 AM

I too think that aliens are existant but not how we think them to be and it's ignorance that drives us to believe that there arn't any. However, I would like to say that this has nothing to do with God; it's called the big bang, collecting matter and evolution.

In fact, I shouldn't even be debating religion since that bellongs in the 'Religion' sticky so lets just keep it out of this. Thankyou.

I've noticed a lot of replies here so thankyou! :)

Bluearmy

May 26th, 2009, 05:47 PM

Why not? But you can't help thinking wether or not we are just a HUGE and only mistake. I mean, if the scientists are totally right, the Univers is massive yes. But it is massivly empty and hellish where there is stars.

Maybe we are just lucky to have come this far. Maybe this odd placements of Planet Earth just so happened to be in the excat measurments to produce life. And we are the only ones to be totally lucky enough.

But I am pretty sure there is some form of life beyond Earth.

Sage

May 26th, 2009, 06:26 PM

Maybe we are just lucky to have come this far. Maybe this odd placements of Planet Earth just so happened to be in the excat measurments to produce life. And we are the only ones to be totally lucky enough.

Well, scientists have concluded that there was most definetly liquid water on Mars at some point, and that it may have had conditions similar to Earth. A similar but less extensive study is being done on Venus as well. If it can happen not one, but two or even three times in our own little Solar System, that would say a lot about the odds of finding hospitable planets elsewhere in the Galaxy.

Perseus

May 27th, 2009, 06:39 PM

Koman

May 27th, 2009, 07:45 PM

If I am correct, supposdely the moon Titan(I think) has a liquid water udnerneath it's surface, but we don't know for sure. And, on another moon, there is liquid nitrogen I think, but I forgot the exact substance.

The moon titan is superchilled and supposeldy contains liquid methane under its suface. Which acts as water for the planet

Death

May 28th, 2009, 03:24 AM

Is there anyone here who doesn't believe in aliens (and hasn't at this point voted for it)? It's just, I remember hearing people say that it was nonsence in my primary school.

lamboman43

May 28th, 2009, 06:33 PM

The only thing i dont believe about aliens are that they are green, huge headed with big black beady eyes and fly in space ships with lasers. But hell I might be wrong and they are like that. Who knows?

Bluearmy

May 28th, 2009, 08:26 PM

Koman

May 28th, 2009, 09:26 PM

I agree with your first sentence.

Wait, you can picture something with a hugd head and beady eyes flying around in space shooting lasers, but u cant slap a green color on it? So apparently you dont see anything with green colors in space when we find life?

lamboman43

May 28th, 2009, 09:36 PM

Wait, you can picture something with a hugd head and beady eyes flying around in space shooting lasers, but u cant slap a green color on it? So apparently you dont see anything with green colors in space when we find life?

I'm sorry, :lol::lol: the way you put that made me laugh like crazy:lol::lol::lol:

Talia

May 29th, 2009, 12:12 AM

I don't think there are necessarily big headed green men type aliens, but I think it's very likely that there is another kind of life somewhere else. Humans can't be the only developed life in this universe.

Death

May 29th, 2009, 05:08 AM

I agree with the therory of humans not being alone but you can't just say that there are no green aliens. You may get some out there and given the size of the universe, there may be some out there just as we described but this is incredibly unlikely and the chances of us finding them would be pretty much zero.

Perseus

May 29th, 2009, 09:31 AM

Im gonna throw an interesting twist into this thread. If you can, read all the article type things on this website I shall link.

Click this here yellow link, or you shall be doomed.. not really, but seriously, click this link or feel the rath of a thousand suns. (http://xfacts.com/x.htm)

And possibly click on this - This is a thread about it, sorta. (http://www.virtualteen.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32906&highlight=Nibiru)

All right, so y'all better click on those or like I said, feel the rath of a thousand suns. :P

Koman

May 29th, 2009, 03:55 PM

Perseus

May 29th, 2009, 04:23 PM

People do not understnad the concept of how a planet being up 36 trillion miles means unhabitable.

Koman

May 29th, 2009, 04:43 PM

People do not understnad the concept of how a planet being up 36 trillion miles means unhabitable.

So you posted it why?

Death

May 29th, 2009, 06:53 PM

So you posted it why?

It's evidence to show that there could easily be plenty more life out there somewhere.

Bluearmy

May 29th, 2009, 07:31 PM

Wait, you can picture something with a hugd head and beady eyes flying around in space shooting lasers, but u cant slap a green color on it? So apparently you dont see anything with green colors in space when we find life?

EXACLTY! GREEN? THAT IS INCONSEVIABLE!

No, I mean the whole green big headed black big eyed UFO lazer thing.. sowwy.

Perseus

May 29th, 2009, 07:49 PM

So you posted it why?

I posted it to throw a twist to the thread as I stated.

Skeln

May 31st, 2009, 12:16 PM

I posted it to throw a twist to the thread as I stated.
Maybe some of us don't like twist in the thread. :angry:

Ok, I suppose we can all agree that there's a very high chance of other life out there in the universe, but I would like to know a little bit more about your guys' thoughts on actual aliens that kidnap people with their UFO's and all that stuff. Because if you ask me that's pushing it a little too far, but I still think there's a slim possibility.

Perseus

May 31st, 2009, 05:42 PM

Death

June 6th, 2009, 01:20 PM

That was quite interesting - when the bloody thing decided to work properly. :rolleyes:

punkjake

June 6th, 2009, 01:48 PM

alien Hitlar and alien Jesus and alien SpongeBob XD

Death

June 6th, 2009, 01:51 PM

How do you suppose that you get an alien Hitler or anybody!? If thy were alien, they would have to look completely different.

lamboman43

June 6th, 2009, 02:03 PM

How do you suppose that you get an alien Hitler or anybody!? If thy were alien, they would have to look completely different.

But I would still kill him :P

Death

June 6th, 2009, 05:29 PM

But I would still kill him :P

So would I - or kill his thugs and watch him shoot himself. Anyway, back to the aliens discussion, I would like to say that I'm suprised that no-one said that they disbelieved the concept. I remember several people saying it's false in my old school, or is everyone saying yes or maybe because being more mature, they are able to use logic to explain stuff more and the concept of no aliens is illogical so we wouldn't believe in it?

Anyway, Aliens are very likely to exist - there must be other planets out there with good living conditions. Also bear in mind that aliens may be suited to copletely different living conditions anyway.

millymollymandy

June 7th, 2009, 05:13 PM

i think "I'm open to the concept of aliens, but I'm not entirely convinced by it. " from your options decribes exactly how i feel

The Freed

June 7th, 2009, 07:22 PM

It should be intelligent life.
As there is life on Mars.
Just not we think IE Little green men.

lamboman43

June 7th, 2009, 09:51 PM

It should be intelligent life.
As there is life on Mars.
Just not we think IE Little green men.

Wheres the proof?

Commander Thor

June 7th, 2009, 10:44 PM

http://members.fcac.org/~sol/solcom/images/marslife.gif
Fossilized microbacteria.
I know it may not look like much to you, but to a scientist, it's proof of life.

lamboman43

June 7th, 2009, 10:46 PM

http://members.fcac.org/~sol/solcom/images/marslife.gif
Fossilized microbacteria.
I know it may not look like much to you, but to a scientist, it's proof of life.

How did they zoom in so good? Did they put a microscope on the rover?

Commander Thor

June 7th, 2009, 10:51 PM

They put a microscopic imager (MI) on both rovers (Spirit & Opportunity).

The Freed

June 7th, 2009, 11:39 PM

Xbox said it for me.

Bougainvillea

June 8th, 2009, 03:14 AM

Think about how big the universe really is. Do you honestly believe that we are the ONLY ones out here? I think there is a big possibility of life on other planets. And I'm not specifically talking about advanced beings. I'm talking about the smallest, simplest organism. After all, the first living organism on our planet were bacteria.

Death

June 8th, 2009, 01:21 PM

Absolutly true. All those planets? No other life? Nonsense, utter nonsense. but then again, no-one on here currently disbelieves in aliens anyway so that's alright I suppose.

scuba steve

June 8th, 2009, 06:07 PM

space is fucking huge and stil expanding!!! they say earth was a fluke but what's stopping this happening on the other edge. also why does everyone think if we did find new life we would get our shit kicked in. i mean there could be more primitive beasts/intelligent life out there. i mean take america for example we had atlases for the globe and believed it. then when we found it we sloughtered and destroyed many civilisations. THEM!!! not us. we may be victorious.....if they exist that is

for da trooper, whats confusing about it no one knows if there is life on other planets and i was just giving an idea that if there where hostilities we could win

Perseus

June 13th, 2009, 02:32 PM

Hey, how come no-one has discussed the whole Nibiru thing? It is slightly convincing until you put the science part of up to 36 trillion miles away means no fucking life on the planet.
Now to Mr. Skubba dude, your last sentence confused me severely, please elaborate on your thought.

Commander Thor

June 13th, 2009, 03:55 PM

Perseus

June 13th, 2009, 05:51 PM

I posted links a page back. Its the Sumerian(Sitchin(?)) one anyway, why?

Skeln

June 13th, 2009, 08:45 PM

Fossilized microbacteria.

Yeah we already know that their was life on Mars at one time, but fossilized bacteria only helps prove their used to be life. There's no proof yet that their is currently life on Mars

scuba steve

June 13th, 2009, 08:50 PM

Skeln

June 13th, 2009, 09:04 PM

Hmm I haven't heard about that. I find that interresting.

Commander Thor

June 13th, 2009, 10:28 PM

a while back scientists declaired that they found life on a planet in a similar sloar system to our own in neighbouring andromeda galaxy although it was just parasites and bacteria this is how earth looked at one stage too

Considering we can barely see the plantes in neighboring solar systems clearly, how can we detect life in another galaxy?

If you can provide the source, I'll believe it.
Until then, no.

Death

June 15th, 2009, 12:49 PM

I respect the fact that you want to see something before you believe it, but surely if you think about it logically, there must be other life out there? It would make sense with a universe so huge. There must be planets out there somewhere with a life form adapted to live on it, surely!?

scuba steve

June 15th, 2009, 02:06 PM

i know im gonna get criticised about this but i noticed that the video game dead space had a movie out explaining how all the crap in the story happened yadda, yadda but they found out that earth was a genuine 1 in a billion pure fluke and that all planets where uninhabited wastelands and i just thought it was an interesting theory

Antares

June 15th, 2009, 02:26 PM

I am sure that we are not the only life forms in the Universe. In fact, I would say it is impossible to say there are no "aliens".
BUt it depends on what you mean. Because I don't think Aliens come in spaceships and fall in Area 51 or whatever. All of that, I doubt.
But in the concept and actual thought that the Universe goes on forever and ever makes me feel assured that we are definitely not the only forms of life in the Universe...possibly the galaxy. *possibly* but defintely not the universe.

We are not alone :P

Bougainvillea

June 15th, 2009, 03:03 PM

We are not alone - Mars

Exactly :)

Commander Thor

June 15th, 2009, 10:41 PM

We are not alone - Mars

Exactly :)

I c wut u did thar!

Yeah, we're not alone.
The universe goes on for infinity.
Which means that there's an infinite amount of variations of all formations. (Life, planet compositons, stars forming out of nitrogen (Which would be wicked awesome!), ect.)

Death

June 16th, 2009, 12:17 PM

Considering we can barely see the plantes in neighboring solar systems clearly, how can we detect life in another galaxy?

If you can provide the source, I'll believe it.
Until then, no.

Yeah, we're not alone.
The universe goes on for infinity.
Which means that there's an infinite amount of variations of all formations. (Life, planet compositons, stars forming out of nitrogen (Which would be wicked awesome!), ect.)

Wait, do you believe or disbelieve that aliens exist? It's just the 2 quotes here are from you and they contradict each other. Sorry if I sound picky. Otherwise no, I believe that it is highly probable that aliens are existant.

Perseus

June 16th, 2009, 12:25 PM

He's talking about seeing life in the Andromeda Galaxy because it is very far away, there's no way we detect life that far away.

scuba steve

June 16th, 2009, 03:06 PM

well actually just on the news today was reports of a new type of telescope or something allowing them to see a planet from andromeda alot more clearly

punkjake

June 16th, 2009, 10:42 PM

as long as it isn't reptilians XD

Commander Thor

June 16th, 2009, 10:54 PM

Wait, do you believe or disbelieve that aliens exist? It's just the 2 quotes here are from you and they contradict each other. Sorry if I sound picky. Otherwise no, I believe that it is highly probable that aliens are existant.

He's talking about seeing life in the Andromeda Galaxy because it is very far away, there's no way we detect life that far away.

^This.

I didn't contradict myself. I said it was impossible to detect life in another galaxy 2.5 million miles away, when we can't even see a planet 10.5 light years away (But we know it's there, we've found it by watching the star's gravatational 'wobble' from the planet tugging on it).