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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

PoindexterOglethorpe

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19. I am bemused by the almost universal assumptions that

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Sat Jul 10, 2021, 11:46 PM

Jul 2021

1. There are aliens out there.
2. They are visiting us.
3. They are vastly more advanced than we are.

My Son The Astronomer tells me that a lot of respectable people in his field think we may well be the very first intelligent, technologically advanced species in our Galaxy. Forget the rest of the Universe, any other galaxies. They are too far away for travel to occur between them. Or, if there actually are super-advanced species out there, they will still be constrained by the laws of physics. So probably no Faster Than Light (FTL) drive.

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Why do people assume that aliens require mechanical devices to travel? [View all] Kaleva Jul 2021 OP

Spaceships? We are the stinking spaceships....nt wcmagumba Jul 2021 #1

Bigfoot don't need no stinking spaceship jpak Jul 2021 #2

They are 1,000,000 times more advanced from us BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #3

I thought Oumuamua was an alien ship Shermann Jul 2021 #4

Uh, physics? uriel1972 Jul 2021 #5

does an average person with an average education who believes that aliens travel... Kaleva Jul 2021 #6

no.. uriel1972 Jul 2021 #11

The super natural wouldn't be super natural if it could be scientifically explained. Kaleva Jul 2021 #13

I am quite ready to be wrong.... uriel1972 Jul 2021 #14

Also aliens always have arms and legs and a head. What if they are round or Maraya1969 Jul 2021 #7

"The Ceres Solution" by Bob Shaw Jeebo Jul 2021 #8

Yet these humans have to have evolved on Earth.. uriel1972 Jul 2021 #12

You can get it as an ebook for just $1.99: tblue37 Jul 2021 #20

And they could use an old police call box Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #9

Those are surprisingly spacious inside! nt Shermann Jul 2021 #16

... Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #17

I thought they went "poof" like Q does. Archae Jul 2021 #10

Daaaahhhmmmm! That was super deep. And makes lots of sense. Baitball Blogger Jul 2021 #15

I got a headache from thinking about the subject and writing the OP. Kaleva Jul 2021 #18

I am bemused by the almost universal assumptions that PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #19