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In response to "I don't believe in aliens. -- nm" by nubby

this surprises me. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Jul 9 '12, 08:35

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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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