Do You Really Believe There Is Life In Space?

[Salty80]

If there really is smart life on another world, why don't they make an effort to contact us?

[Zacs-Master]

Ah, I see. Yes, 'they' may not be carbon based life-forms.

See 'Star Trek' for further information.

[naomi24]

I think I understand what Corby's saying. We think of the conditions necessary for life from our own experience. However, if for example, creatures on other planets did not need water to survive, but drank mercury, in the absence of any other experience, they might consider that THEY live in the Goldilocks Zone and the existence of creatures like us impossible.

[THECORBYLOON]

If there were a life-form on another plant, lightyears away, living by drinking mercury and eating rocks, their planet would be in a Goldilocks Zone but only for them.

Folk sometimes say we are here only because of the special conditions on earth but surely there could be completely different conditions on another planet, where life has developed to survive but which would be impossible for human survival?

[Zacs-Master]

Yes, I understand now.

'Folk sometimes say we are here only because of the special conditions on earth' not forgetting that life was seeded from Star matter. Gold only exists on earth because Stars exploded and asteroids collided.

[drmorgans]

We (puny humans) think we are the dominant species, yet other lifeforms on our planet live longer than us and have been on the planet longer. They thrive in conditions that would kill us - cold, lack of water or food, low oxygen levels, in the depths of the oceans.

[Peter Pedant]

do I believe there is life in AB ?a lot of the time - no.

oh! oh! in outer space? sozza didnt finish reading the q but just made it up as I usually do....

easier to answer that one

[Zacs-Master]

Peter, you're probably the most significant evidence I've ever come across that 'they walk among us'.

[Peter Pedant]

We think of the conditions necessary for life from our own experience.

then you dont understand what he is saying:
We CONCLUDE the conditions necessary for life from our own EXPERIMENTS.

cd there be others - well so far we havent observed them.

and there are some quite good chemical/physical facts why it has to be carbon based.

[Peter Pedant]

Thx zackz - isnt the first law of robotics, that I cant tell everyone I am that sought after thing - an ALIEN?

or I wd have to shoot you (*) if youe knew

(*) only proles shoot and a lot cant shoot straight. I mean zap you with super-photonic scrombogulator

[Zacs-Master]

Ah, slightly Blade-Runneresque there, PP.

[Zacs-Master]

And....NO! Asimov's first rule of robotics (here on earth at least.....it may be different on your planet) is:
'A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm'.

[Peter Pedant]

yeah following on from Zx

why don't they make an effort to contact us?

I have been trying that on AB for the last ten years, and by golly it is hard uphill work!

[Zacs-Master]

Hint: write in plain English.

[Peter Pedant]

oh, there was this thread
AND it concerned aliens
AND someone said I was an alien
AND I am not
AND I said I was
AND I know it was not true but it was funny at the time
The end

sort of loses the colour and humour but your choice

[drmorgans]

Yet various organisations are working on kill-bots?

[THECORBYLOON]

A robot would follow the three rules, only if programmed to do so.

[Zacs-Master]

I think you're confusing 'plain English' with Janet and John books, PP.

[Zacs-Master]

It's long been 'proven' that Asimov's 3 laws were a bit.....utopian.