Ex-NASA physics professor claims 'many governments' have covered up alien encounters

DerekJohnson

Pitchfork51 said:

Aliens is the dumbest idea.

If they could reach us they would be so advanced they'd destroy us in a minute.

Has it occurred to you the aliens maybe don't identify as attack helicopters?

YellowSnow

allpurpleallgold said:

YellowSnow said:

Pitchfork51 said:

Aliens is the dumbest idea.

If they could reach us they would be so advanced they'd destroy us in a minute.

This. The time and space involved of another living organism getting here makes it unlikely. And if they could we'd have no shot.

I think it’s fair to consider if they had that kind of technology why would they even bother with us?

That's certainly a possibility. Look, I think it's more likely than not there is other life in the Milky Way. But getting a planet like Earth which can sustain life - in spite of many near extinction events - is like a 1 in a billion shot. Our Galaxy is 120,000 light years wide. So what are the odds of another Earth-like situation within, say, just 50 light years of us and they AND they are so much further along than us as a species that they could actually get her. It's pretty damn remote when you think about it.

Also, we have to remember that 99.9999% of all life is primitive on Earth and doesn't know much about astronomy. An evolutionary twist or turn here and there and we are all still monkeys. No SMOD and perhaps Dinos are still here. So, we have to consider not just the probability of other life but the odds of it being evolved.

jhfstyle24

YellowSnow said:

allpurpleallgold said:

YellowSnow said:

Pitchfork51 said:

Aliens is the dumbest idea.

If they could reach us they would be so advanced they'd destroy us in a minute.

This. The time and space involved of another living organism getting here makes it unlikely. And if they could we'd have no shot.

I think it’s fair to consider if they had that kind of technology why would they even bother with us?

That's certainly a possibility. Look, I think it's more likely than not there is other life in the Milky Way. But getting a planet like Earth which can sustain life - in spite of many near extinction events - is like a 1 in a billion shot. Our Galaxy is 120,000 light years wide. So what are the odds of another Earth-like situation within, say, just 50 light years of us and they AND they are so much further along than us as a species that they could actually get her. It's pretty damn remote when you think about it.

Also, we have to remember that 99.9999% of all life is primitive on Earth and doesn't know much about astronomy. An evolutionary twist or turn here and there and we are all still monkeys. No SMOD and perhaps Dinos are still here. So, we have to consider not just the probability of other life but the odds of it being evolved.

People always ask the question about why the aliens aren't here yet if there are so many.

Usually it is for proponents of the simulation hypothesis. If there WERE aliens, they would be here by now, they say. But here is the thing:

Earth has had the capability to reach other worlds in our own solar system for about 50 years, give or take. We have been utilizing technology that could attract attention for maybe 115.

Considering how damn big the Milky Way is, the odds are that if anyone IS coming, they wouldn't be close yet, because it is an extraordinarily low chance that a. Earth has been detected as a potential civilization worth contacting (considering we can only be heard up to around 115 or so light years away MAX at this point) and b. Like you said, the closest aliens are not likely to be that close. The more likely visitation scenario is in fact the science fiction hypothesis where they come because they need our world- as we are still an anomaly when it comes to conscious life even though there ought to be more in thr galaxy and universe.

PurpleJ

Pitchfork51 said:

Aliens is the dumbest idea.

If they could reach us they would be so advanced they'd destroy us in a minute.

If aliens could reach us, it's far more likely that they have gotten that far because they figured out that violence is not the answer. A life form that advanced probably has figured out that cooperation and peace are more beneficial. They are probably watching us for fun, or maybe using us for experimentation.

Sledog

PurpleJ said:

Pitchfork51 said:

Aliens is the dumbest idea.

If they could reach us they would be so advanced they'd destroy us in a minute.

If aliens could reach us, it's far more likely that they have gotten that far because they figured out that violence is not the answer. A life form that advanced probably has figured out that cooperation and peace are more beneficial. They are probably watching us for fun, or maybe using us for experimentation.

Or they are waiting for the troops to get here because we taste like chicken.

PurpleJ

Sledog said:

PurpleJ said:

Pitchfork51 said:

Aliens is the dumbest idea.

If they could reach us they would be so advanced they'd destroy us in a minute.

If aliens could reach us, it's far more likely that they have gotten that far because they figured out that violence is not the answer. A life form that advanced probably has figured out that cooperation and peace are more beneficial. They are probably watching us for fun, or maybe using us for experimentation.

Or they are waiting for the troops to get here because we taste like chicken.

If they were violent, they would probably use robots instead of wasting their advanced minds on some jackass humans.

YellowSnow

jhfstyle24 said:

YellowSnow said:

allpurpleallgold said:

YellowSnow said:

Pitchfork51 said:

Aliens is the dumbest idea.

If they could reach us they would be so advanced they'd destroy us in a minute.

This. The time and space involved of another living organism getting here makes it unlikely. And if they could we'd have no shot.

I think it’s fair to consider if they had that kind of technology why would they even bother with us?

That's certainly a possibility. Look, I think it's more likely than not there is other life in the Milky Way. But getting a planet like Earth which can sustain life - in spite of many near extinction events - is like a 1 in a billion shot. Our Galaxy is 120,000 light years wide. So what are the odds of another Earth-like situation within, say, just 50 light years of us and they AND they are so much further along than us as a species that they could actually get her. It's pretty damn remote when you think about it.

Also, we have to remember that 99.9999% of all life is primitive on Earth and doesn't know much about astronomy. An evolutionary twist or turn here and there and we are all still monkeys. No SMOD and perhaps Dinos are still here. So, we have to consider not just the probability of other life but the odds of it being evolved.

People always ask the question about why the aliens aren't here yet if there are so many.

Usually it is for proponents of the simulation hypothesis. If there WERE aliens, they would be here by now, they say. But here is the thing:

Earth has had the capability to reach other worlds in our own solar system for about 50 years, give or take. We have been utilizing technology that could attract attention for maybe 115.

Considering how damn big the Milky Way is, the odds are that if anyone IS coming, they wouldn't be close yet, because it is an extraordinarily low chance that a. Earth has been detected as a potential civilization worth contacting (considering we can only be heard up to around 115 or so light years away MAX at this point) and b. Like you said, the closest aliens are not likely to be that close. The more likely visitation scenario is in fact the science fiction hypothesis where they come because they need our world- as we are still an anomaly when it comes to conscious life even though there ought to be more in thr galaxy and universe.

Good points. As a precaution, however, we shouldn't be sending DMs into outer space letting others know we are here.

WilburHooksHands

YellowSnow said:

jhfstyle24 said:

YellowSnow said:

allpurpleallgold said:

YellowSnow said:

Pitchfork51 said:

Aliens is the dumbest idea.

If they could reach us they would be so advanced they'd destroy us in a minute.

This. The time and space involved of another living organism getting here makes it unlikely. And if they could we'd have no shot.

I think it’s fair to consider if they had that kind of technology why would they even bother with us?

That's certainly a possibility. Look, I think it's more likely than not there is other life in the Milky Way. But getting a planet like Earth which can sustain life - in spite of many near extinction events - is like a 1 in a billion shot. Our Galaxy is 120,000 light years wide. So what are the odds of another Earth-like situation within, say, just 50 light years of us and they AND they are so much further along than us as a species that they could actually get her. It's pretty damn remote when you think about it.

Also, we have to remember that 99.9999% of all life is primitive on Earth and doesn't know much about astronomy. An evolutionary twist or turn here and there and we are all still monkeys. No SMOD and perhaps Dinos are still here. So, we have to consider not just the probability of other life but the odds of it being evolved.

People always ask the question about why the aliens aren't here yet if there are so many.

Usually it is for proponents of the simulation hypothesis. If there WERE aliens, they would be here by now, they say. But here is the thing:

Earth has had the capability to reach other worlds in our own solar system for about 50 years, give or take. We have been utilizing technology that could attract attention for maybe 115.

Considering how damn big the Milky Way is, the odds are that if anyone IS coming, they wouldn't be close yet, because it is an extraordinarily low chance that a. Earth has been detected as a potential civilization worth contacting (considering we can only be heard up to around 115 or so light years away MAX at this point) and b. Like you said, the closest aliens are not likely to be that close. The more likely visitation scenario is in fact the science fiction hypothesis where they come because they need our world- as we are still an anomaly when it comes to conscious life even though there ought to be more in thr galaxy and universe.

Good points. As a precaution, however, we shouldn't be sending DMs into outer space letting others know we are here.

It's too late the ET Citrus bomb is coming.

YellowSnow

WilburHooksHands said:

YellowSnow said:

jhfstyle24 said:

YellowSnow said:

allpurpleallgold said:

YellowSnow said:

Pitchfork51 said:

Aliens is the dumbest idea.

If they could reach us they would be so advanced they'd destroy us in a minute.

This. The time and space involved of another living organism getting here makes it unlikely. And if they could we'd have no shot.

I think it’s fair to consider if they had that kind of technology why would they even bother with us?

That's certainly a possibility. Look, I think it's more likely than not there is other life in the Milky Way. But getting a planet like Earth which can sustain life - in spite of many near extinction events - is like a 1 in a billion shot. Our Galaxy is 120,000 light years wide. So what are the odds of another Earth-like situation within, say, just 50 light years of us and they AND they are so much further along than us as a species that they could actually get her. It's pretty damn remote when you think about it.

Also, we have to remember that 99.9999% of all life is primitive on Earth and doesn't know much about astronomy. An evolutionary twist or turn here and there and we are all still monkeys. No SMOD and perhaps Dinos are still here. So, we have to consider not just the probability of other life but the odds of it being evolved.

People always ask the question about why the aliens aren't here yet if there are so many.

Usually it is for proponents of the simulation hypothesis. If there WERE aliens, they would be here by now, they say. But here is the thing:

Earth has had the capability to reach other worlds in our own solar system for about 50 years, give or take. We have been utilizing technology that could attract attention for maybe 115.

Considering how damn big the Milky Way is, the odds are that if anyone IS coming, they wouldn't be close yet, because it is an extraordinarily low chance that a. Earth has been detected as a potential civilization worth contacting (considering we can only be heard up to around 115 or so light years away MAX at this point) and b. Like you said, the closest aliens are not likely to be that close. The more likely visitation scenario is in fact the science fiction hypothesis where they come because they need our world- as we are still an anomaly when it comes to conscious life even though there ought to be more in thr galaxy and universe.

Good points. As a precaution, however, we shouldn't be sending DMs into outer space letting others know we are here.

It's too late the ET Citrus bomb is coming.

Doomed.gif.

UWhuskytskeet

BearsWiin said:

When I was in my teens back in Modesto one night I was leaving a friend's house late and saw what looked like a giant fluorescent blue nuvaring speeding silently across the clear starlit sky. It stopped abruptly and sped off in a different direction. The whole sighting was over in about five seconds. I figured it was a UFO because nuvarings hadn't been invented yet

I've seen almost the exact same thing. My brother and one of my dads and I were camping and checking out stars when we saw what looked like two satellites moving in parallel. Suddenly, they both stopped then quickly shot off in another direction.