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originally posted by: JimTSpock
Attempting to dismiss the entire subject of UFOs is ridiculous and can only be done if the subject isn't taken seriously or by hardline skeptics. If looked at objectively and seriously it becomes apparent that a great number of UFO incidents exhibit apparent intelligently controlled objects displaying capabilities far in excess of our present technological capabilities. In fact there are a huge number of threads on this site about such incidents which cannot be dismissed or adequately explained.
originally posted by: Erno86
If a typical earth type planet --- such as our own ---- has the dinosaur family tree evolve first --- and spared any catastrophic extinctions: We should be aware that we could be facing a dinosauroid bipedal species that has a evolutionary jump on our own homo sapien species by millions of years.
originally posted by: seagull
Or maybe...
Road Not Taken
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originally posted by: seagull
LIkely?
Perhaps...
Perhaps not...
Advanced in what way? Technological advancement doesn't necessarily equate to advanced in a spiritual sense.
All the nice toys without the ethical advancement to go with 'em... Examine our own history for examples.
That is, of course, a very anthropomorphic out look. ...and there may be other lifeforms out there who are indeed saints in alien clothing...
Then again? Maybe they're evil incarnate?
Or maybe...
Road Not Taken
There really is no way to know. It's all conjecture based upon assumptions that may be completely wrong...
Does make for very interesting Saturday morning conversation, though... .
originally posted by: Eunuchorn
a reply to: Erno86
I think he was getting more at they could have interstellar capabilities but humans might have superior fire power. Can't argue with the Atomic Bomb; destroyer of worlds.
originally posted by: JimTSpock
a reply to: Xtrozero
Your sentence doesn't make sense.
Pure speculation or logical deduction?
UFOs were being discussed on the previous page that's what it has to do with it.
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Their discovery indicates that giant planets prefer metal-rich stars, but little ones don't care.
Given the insight that the galaxy is strewn with small, rocky planets, it's quite possible that life is far more ubiquitous than we think. This realization will have serious implications to SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. To get a sense of what this recent discovery means to SETI, we contacted Seth Shostak, the SETI Institute's Senior Astronomer, to get his reaction.
A Game-Changer in the Search for Alien Life: "All stars have planets"
Shostak tells io9 the discovery could certainly speed up the search for ET as there are simply more targets out there. "The message we've been getting from the planet hunting community is loud and clear," said Shostak, "and that message is that all stars have planets." And not only that, he added — "Most of them might have small planets, too, and not just gas giants."
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Shostak also admitted that the discovery reaffirms the idea that life could have emerged in the Galaxy a long time ago. "It's been possible to have worlds with life for quite some time now," he said, "there could be life out there that's billions of years old."
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originally posted by: Eunuchorn
1 million years is still a Long. #. Time. Especially considering technological advancements seem to grow exponentially.
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originally posted by: jonnywhite
a reply to: JadeStar
We don't really know the odds or where life originates, so we can't say whether older civilizations are likely or not. There're a bazillion What Ifs here. For example, maybe life depends, at least in part, on panspermia? Perhaps "food" rains down on planets over billions of years and this "food" evolves. Maybe billions of years of evolution finally created "food" which could spark the beginnings of life on planets like Earth. Maybe our Earth is one of the first. It's hard to believe we ARE the first, since statistically it seems unlikely. However, we could be one of the first or one of many still not see any signs of other intelligent life for a variety of reasons.