life elsewhere in the universe ? (2 Viewers)

[ScottHM]

Even if it it turns out to be something natural, it'll still be interesting

Even if? Surely you're not suggesting that it could be something supernatural.


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[Oliver Ravencrest]

I don't view the possible existence of Extra-terrestrial life to be supernatural but that's what it could be. The Universe is too large for us to be alone but I doubt any of them are visiting us now. Some Scientists think the object around that star could be a Dyson Sphere, which would have to be built by someone, or it could be cosmic debris captured by a star.


http://www.popsci.com/alien-megastructures-how-astronomers-plan-to-investigate


Scientist have also been wrong many times when it comes to Aliens:


http://gizmodo.com/the-many-many-times-astronomers-mistook-mundane-phenom-1736795901

 

[ScottHM]

The Universe is too large for us to be alone.

Our ignorance is too large for us to draw intelligent conclusions.


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[Oliver Ravencrest]

And it would be arrogant to think humans are the only intelligent life in the universe.

 

[ScottHM]

And it would be arrogant to think humans are the only intelligent life in the universe.

It's arrogant to believe we know things we do not.


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[Dr Griffin]

Are you guys arguing for the best line to carve on a tombstone?

 

[Oliver Ravencrest]

What do i want on my Tombstone? Pepperoni and pineapple!

 

[ScottHM]

What do i want on my Tombstone? Pepperoni and pineapple!

Sweet things don't belong on pizza.


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[Oliver Ravencrest]

The pineapple adds some "zing" to pizza!

 

[Vic Pardo]

I don't view the possible existence of Extra-terrestrial life to be supernatural but that's what it could be. The Universe is too large for us to be alone but I doubt any of them are visiting us now. Some Scientists think the object around that star could be a Dyson Sphere, which would have to be built by someone, or it could be cosmic debris captured by a star.


http://www.popsci.com/alien-megastructures-how-astronomers-plan-to-investigate


Scientist have also been wrong many times when it comes to Aliens:


http://gizmodo.com/the-many-many-times-astronomers-mistook-mundane-phenom-1736795901

Well, on your last point, there've been many times when scientists mistook aliens for mundane phenomena. J. Allen Hynek, who later become a big proponent of UFOs being extraterrestrial craft, was the one who attributed UFO sightings in Michigan in 1966 to "marsh gas" and "swamp gas" and got a lot of ridicule over it.


http://www.ufocasebook.com/michigan1966chase.html

 

[Oliver Ravencrest]

I think Project Blue Book went out of their way to explain away all UFO sightings, didn't matter how ridiculous the explanations sounded. I think some UFOs were Top Secret Military craft, maybe both foreign and domestic, some were natural phenomenon, some were hoaxes and others are unknown. I can't say they were Aliens or not because I wasn't there. It is interesting to think about.

 

[ScottHM]

there've been many times when scientists mistook aliens for mundane phenomena.

No. Not even one time.


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[Vic Pardo]

No. Not even one time.


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Since you evidently know everything, please tell us if there's a God (aside from you, that is) and if there's life after death.

 

[ScottHM]

Since you evidently know everything, please tell us if there's a God (aside from you, that is) and if there's life after death.

Are you trying to get me into trouble?

4. No politics or religion. We do not permit the discussion of politics or religion at HTF.

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[Mike Frezon]

And let's please stay on topic and not make things about each other.

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[Oliver Ravencrest]

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/10/new-ufo-tracking-project-seti

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Something tells me that those folks have a different definition of "inexplicable" than I do.

 

[Oliver Ravencrest]

Alien Mega-structure mystery may be solved soon:


http://www.space.com/30948-dimming-star-alien-megastructure-mystery.html



"If we see any color dependence in the dimming — if it gets dimmer in the ultraviolet than it does in the infrared, for instance — then that would rule out that whatever we're looking at is a solid object."

 

[DaveF]

Unless the aliens know that's what we'd measure next and planned accordingly!