(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Have you ever wondered if there is life other than earth in the whole universe? I personally believe there is, I was watching discovery channel about making diamonds.. and they found that through the most extorodinary conditions that some bacterium survived. So in theory they should be able to multiply and make life on other planets and thrive.

Discuss.

Yes we are. An expanding universe that can be traced back to a point of origin.



It is the reasonable deduction. Just like you can't 100% prove that I actually exist. I could be a manifestation of your mind. The reasonable deduction however, is that I do exist. Everything in one way or another boils down to reasonable deduction.

The difference between faith and theory is that theory is built around and encompasses observable and testable fact, whereas faith is based on nothing - by definition belief without evidence.



LOL, you are the one with fundamental ignorance of the dictionary. When a theory is proven, it is still a theory. Just like Einstein's Relativity is still a theory even though it is testable and has been proven. It's a different definition of theory than in everyday language. Theory just means the explanation of observable facts.



It proves it is not infinite.



It's not just something I believe for no reason (the logic of a religious person). It's something the observable facts point to.



Organic means carbon-based. By your logic, the soot from burnt wood is alive.


Life is something that is made from cells, grows, and reproduces independently.

no. this topic is life on other planets. did you forget? make a new thread for this.



no... last time i checked faith was pretty testable, you just refute the evidence.



wrong again. einstein's relativity still holds the title of theory because people dispute it. slowly the theory of part is being taken out. its not the theory of gravity. or the theory of heliocentricity. its gravity and heliocentricity. there is fact, theory, theorem, and hypothesis.



no it doesnt. it just proves our part of the universe has an origin. saying that the big bang limits our universe is absurd.



there are no facts saying the universe has an end.



organic in chemistry deals with carbon. organic in biology means living. two separate things. and to clarify your definition of living, it doesnt reproduce independently. flowers reproduce with the help of bees. they are living. i cant reproduce on my own. i need a girl too. you need to clarify the independent part up a tad. viruses are debated however do to the fact they need another host to reproduce.

I didn't start it.



Faith's definition is belief without evidence .



They are still testable theories. The theory of egocentricity is still called just that. Einstein's relativity has been confirmed about as much as gravity itself.



If something is finite at one point, it can't magically become infinite.



What about the fact that we can only see galaxies up to 13.7 billion light years away? Or is it just coincidence that that's the estimated age of the universe?



I'm not making the definition up, I'm reiterating it. I meant it can reproduce without the need of another species. Flowers still have to ability to reproduce without bees, even if the bees do the majority of the work.

So many galaxies and universes and yet people think we are the ONE and ONLY planet that has life? out of ALL those other galaxies and planets and everything?!

I believe there is another living species out there somewhere, maybe not around our solar system but surely their is more than just us here.

Not matter what people say I'm sure their something out there! :O

Has anyone ever heard of the Drake Equation?

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where:

R* is the average rate of star formation per year in our galaxy
fp is the fraction of those stars that have planets
ne is the average number of planets that can potentially support life per star that has planets
fℓ is the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop life at some point
fi is the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop intelligent life
fc is the fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existence into space
L is the length of time such civilizations release detectable signals into space


The estimates for which are:

R* = 7/year (7 stars formed per year, on the average over the life of the galaxy)
fp = 0.5 (half of all stars formed will have planets)
ne = 2 (stars with planets will have 2 planets capable of supporting life)
fl = 0.33 (33% of these planets will develop life)
fi = 0.01 (1% of which will be intelligent life)
fc = 0.01 (1% of which will be able to communicate)
L = 10,000 years (which will last 10,000 years)

N = 7 × 0.5 × 2 × 0.33 × 0.01 × 0.01 × 10000 = 2.31

Therefore we should at this point be able to detect at least two other intelligent species within the galaxy.


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as far as i'm concerned we know merely a tiny proportion about space. As far as im concerned were probably like a grain of sand compared to the earth.

Life could refer to vegetation, not only aliens. So i do believe there is "life" in other planets and solar systems.

I stongley believe there is life behind our Galaxy. But in our galaxy even the smallest of bacteria on any planet counts of life.