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> If that sounds ridiculous to you I suggest you're not thinking realistically about aliens, you are living in the star trek universe. How can anyone think re
by avaldeso 6y ago
> If that sounds ridiculous to you I suggest you're not thinking realistically about aliens, you are living in the star trek universe.
How can anyone think realistically about aliens in any way whatsoever? There's absolutely zero evidence of extraterrestrial life, let alone intelligence. Anyone can think whatever they please about aliens and that would be as real as what you think. We have zero clue about alien physiology, psychology, science, culture, technology, etc.
> I ask which is more realistic?
All of them. None. We can't know. It's a question about an unobserved phenomenon.
- pontifier 6y agoThere is actually a lot that can be gleaned from the lack of observable evidence to the contrary. We have a hard data point in ourselves. We know life is possible. The only question is how common is it. Right now the evidence says "Rare". Now the task is to figure out why it's rare instead of common, and exactly how rare it really is. This means gathering data, forming theories, making predictions, and comparing expectations to new data. This seems like perfectly reasonable science to me.
- jonnypotty 6y agoThe same reaction as always. Yes, fine, all the radar logs and pilot testimony and cameras on planes and astronuaght accounts and UK government files are zero evidence. I don't understand how anyone who isn't wilfully ignorant can dismiss all of this out of hand.