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In response to "Roswell poll. In your gut, do you believe the thing that crashed at Roswell was alien or human-made?" by loosilu

I don't believe in aliens. -- nm

Posted by nubby Jul 9 '12, 08:34

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Responses:

I believe there's intelligent life out there, but we're not being visited by anyone -- nm - CQ Jul 9, 08:38
I have no idea if they exist., but I don't believe we've had contact with aliens at Roswell or anywhere. - ty97 Jul 9, 08:38 2
- What do you mean "no other contact"? People are abducted from random trailer parks every week! nm - Jim Jul 9, 08:39 1
  - I'm disappointed in this post. - ty97 Jul 9, 08:43
I believe in alien life but don't think it's ever been anywhere close to this solar system - zork Jul 9, 08:37 1
- this -- nm - decline Jul 9, 08:44
really? -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 9, 08:35
thats ok, I do not believe in physics. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 9, 08:35 5
- I don't believe in the internet. -- nm - David Jul 9, 08:36 4
  - doesn't matter - znufrii Jul 9, 08:36 3
    - If the world bent to your will, wouldn't the Mets win more? -- nm - David Jul 9, 08:37 2
      - like I said, "warped and twisted" -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 08:40
      - everything comes with a price. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 9, 08:39
*blinks* - oblique Jul 9, 08:35
this surprises me. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 08:35 37
- I agree with the caveat that there is probably "intelligent" life out in the universe somewhere - Reagen Jul 9, 08:36 10
  - this is where I sit. - znufrii Jul 9, 08:40
  - i just think the idea of us being the only life in the *universe* is both (a) depressing and (b) against the odds. -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 08:38 8
    - I agree. - Mel Profit Jul 9, 08:40 2
      - what makes us so deserving of being the only intelligence around? -- nm - zork Jul 9, 08:45 1
        
        If everyone always got exactly what they deserved, this would be a different world, or shall I say universe, indeed -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 08:55
    - the universe doesn't care if we're depressed. :) -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 08:40 4
      - i'm just like "really? Mankind on Earth is the *best* the universe can spit out? really?" -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 08:41 3
        
        Heh. -- nm - bc/nc Jul 9, 08:44 2
        
        how conceited does that make us, when you think about it. -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 08:46 1
        
        and if you follow the God belief, why would he make only one species in His/Her likeness and only here? Dollmakers/watchmakers don't make only one -- nm - zork Jul 9, 08:49
- There's been zero evidence. - nubby Jul 9, 08:36 25
  - There's plenty of evidence of unexplainable flying objects. It might not be air-tight evidence, but it's evidence nonetheless. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 08:48 4
    - Maybe it's just me, but I consider covert military operations to be the more logical explanation than aliens in that case. - ty97 Jul 9, 08:50 1
      - and why do they have to kidnap thousands of cows and guys named Bubba? -- nm - zork Jul 9, 08:52
    - Random but related pet peeve: When people use UFO as a synonym for "alien aircraft." - Andie Jul 9, 08:50
    - Fine. Amend to "scientifically-acceptable evidence". - nubby Jul 9, 08:49
  - How do you explain Michael Jackson then?? -- nm - Don Homer Jul 9, 08:43
  - The difference between God and aliens is that God believers insist that God is intimately concerned with humankind; therefore we would expect to see - mara Jul 9, 08:39 15
    - I think the main difference is that the existence of aliens is falsifiable, whereas the existence of God is not. - nubby Jul 9, 08:41 14
      - how is it falsifiable? You can't search the whole universe. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 08:42 12
        
        ....yet. -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 08:52
        
        We can't now, but theoretically it's possible to do so. -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 08:43
        
        plus lots of people have brought forth what they call evidence of God/miracles/etc. -- nm - zork Jul 9, 08:43 2
        
        We can't hold nubby to other people's interpretations of faith, only his own. - ty97 Jul 9, 08:45 1
        
        but it'd be fun. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 08:46
        
        If aliens exist, there is evidence to be found. - nubby Jul 9, 08:43 6
        
        So your falsifiable statement should be "Aliens do not exist." -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 08:47
        
        how does one prove the proof that God exists? -- nm - zork Jul 9, 08:44 3
        
        I *just* said that it can't be done. -- nm - nubby Jul 9, 08:47
        
        He never said you could. - spamlet Jul 9, 08:46 1
        
        :) -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 08:49
        
        maybe someday, but it's not like we know what's currently going on in the far reaches of the universe. -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 08:44
      - you have no faith in aliens -- nm - CQ Jul 9, 08:42
  - sure, no evidence, but you don't think it's probable? -- nm - zork Jul 9, 08:39 1
    - It's like string theory. It's just conjecture until there's evidence. -- nm - nubby Jul 9, 08:41
  - agreed on no evidence, but I still think it's possible (if not probable). -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 08:37

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