life on other planets infinitely impossible or rather, probable?

[RandomGuy]

I know a few people who would take you to school drop you off then pick you up and bring you home in a debate about religion vs science....trust me. Just think you vs me talking 1928 Alabama blues.

Science doesn't have all the answers if they did then they could stop being scientists, right?

Dude, I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and a better argument than that.

I already took you to town on the blues. All you did was regurgitate stuff. The instant you were asked to think about even something you know well... you failed. Kinda makes your "your so dumb" statements ring more than a bit hollow.

[RandomGuy]

“If you are scientifically literate the world looks very different to you. Its not just a lot of mysterious things happening. There is a lot we understand out there. And that understanding empowers you to, first, not be taken advantage of by others who do understand it. And second there are issues that confront society that have science as their foundation. If you are scientifically illiterate, in a way, you are disenfranchising yourself from the democratic process, and you don’t even know it.

”

[pgardn]

I know a few people who would take you to school drop you off then pick you up and bring you home in a debate about religion vs science....trust me. Just think you vs me talking 1928 Alabama blues.

Science doesn't have all the answers if they did then they could stop being scientists, right?

So invite them to your slaughter.
Have em join. If you have been getting your thoughts from them, things are going to get ugly.

[pgardn]

Now that's interesting....the tiniest....hmmm? That has never crossed my mind, but now that it has, what do I do with it?

play

[Avante]

Dude, I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and a better argument than that.

I already took you to town on the blues. All you did was regurgitate stuff. The instant you were asked to think about even something you know well... you failed. Kinda makes your "your so dumb" statements ring more than a bit hollow.

Actually you were wrong the second you said Lightnin' Hopkins was more revered in the blues world than John Lee Hooker, after that you became a waste of my time. No he isn't.

I don't think you understand what I'm telling you here. You would stand no chance of any kind against my MIL. She would make you look even more ridiculous than you already do, trust me.

[Avante]

So invite them to your slaughter.
Have em join. If you have been getting your thoughts from them, things are going to get ugly.

You really do need to work on those reading comphension skills. I said I'm not into religion. But, I do see where they are coming from and those who really understand all that would toy with you, as I would talking football, music, track, literature, etc etc etc etc.

[pgardn]

You really do need to work on those reading comphension skills. I said I'm not into religion. But, I do see where they are coming from and those who really understand all that would toy with you, as I would talking football, music, track, literature, etc etc etc etc.

And so you are into science?


Since you know them so well invite them to discuss the two with the board.
I promise you they won't toy with anything with the exception of fooling you about their prowess since you have decided to make this a contest. The way you discuss football, etc... all you have done is to show me that you lie. And that you completely don't understand betting. "I'll take Carolina 110". "No I never made that bet, ask the guys"

[Avante]

And so you are into science?


Since you know them so well invite them to discuss the two with the board.
I promise you they won't toy with anything with the exception of fooling you about their prowess since you have decided to make this a contest. The way you discuss football, etc... all you have done is to show me that you lie. And that you completely don't understand betting. "I'll take Carolina 110". "No I never made that bet, ask the guys"

Follow me over to my thread on the football board if you want to talk football and betting, all I will say here is I have been winning ATS for over 20 years, as you saw I had another winning season in 2015.


Moving on....

No contest just tired of you thinking everything can be explained right now today when it comes to the mysteries of the universe. When even you must know that a 1000 years from now if we looked back on 2016, we knew nothing. Just like it would be looking back 1000 years ago. You are a fool if you think we have it all figured out right now.

[clambake]

Follow me over

yikes

[DMC]

It's only a matter of time before anything possible becomes a reality. That doesn't mean we need to pretend it's tomorrow. There's life here we don't know about. Finding life elsewhere is way down the actual scientific "to do" list where space travel is concerned.

[Findog]

Fermi Paradox imo. Where is everybody?

My guess is that intelligent life exists or has existed elsewhere than here, but even with trillions of Earth-like planets, it still doesn't happen very often. We might be the only intelligent life in the Milky Way. There might be another Type 1 or Type 2 Civilization but they're in a very distant galaxy and they died out upon hitting the Great Filter.

[TDMVPDPOY]

My guess is that intelligent life exists or has existed elsewhere than here, but even with trillions of Earth-like planets, it still doesn't happen very often. We might be the only intelligent life in the Milky Way. There might be another Type 1 or Type 2 Civilization but they're in a very distant galaxy and they died out upon hitting the Great Filter.

now this is what i dont get, astronomers keep on talkin about this 3 belt lines that the further your out there is no life or cant sustain life, but if the universe is still expanding from the big bang outwards, then wouldnt that mean whatever milkyway/planets keep on moving outwards should be cease to exist life?

[pgardn]

Amazing.

Relying on economists (the great filter) and physicists (Fermi making theories before we even knew about DNA or the history of life on Earth) If this discussion does not get run past evolutionary biologists we are missing some really important ideas.

[z0sa]

My guess is that intelligent life exists or has existed elsewhere than here, but even with trillions of Earth-like planets, it still doesn't happen very often. We might be the only intelligent life in the Milky Way. There might be another Type 1 or Type 2 Civilization but they're in a very distant galaxy and they died out upon hitting the Great Filter.

But what if life even spontaneously emerging is the Great Filter? Or, eukaryotic cells developing?

[RandomGuy]

Actually you were wrong the second you said Lightnin' Hopkins was more revered in the blues world than John Lee Hooker, after that you became a waste of my time. No he isn't.

No, actually I didn't say that. You're welcome to beat up that strawman all you want, though. It's what you are good at.

Lightning Hopkins was a superior artist overall to John Lee Hooker.

True or not?

[justify your answer, citing examples and why you think it is]

I merely asked a question in a subject you [say you] know a lot about, and requested you to justify your answer with something approaching critical thinking.

Which you failed to do.

That's shocking

[pgardn]

No, actually I didn't say that. You're welcome to beat up that strawman all you want, though. It's what you are good at.





I merely asked a question in a subject you [say you] know a lot about, and requested you to justify your answer with something approaching critical thinking.

Which you failed to do.

And the diversions of our beloved Avante continue. Problem is I sometimes think he is actually willing to try and understand what is being presented. Disagreement with merit is very informing. But then... No. It's just all a ruse to find a way to present a list.