Even in our own “hometown” scientists have found the basic building blocks of life. So, with this being said, why hasn’t life, from somewhere in the universe, made contact with us? By taking a look at these 11 very popular ideas, we may understand why our planet is not having visitors.
Maybe extraterrestrials are just as scared of us as we are of them. The universe can be very dangerous and so can alien life forms. Maybe they haven’t come knocking because they are scared out of their wits.
In fact, somewhere in space, there may be an intelligent race just waiting to lay down the law. This is called the Prime Directive Effect. If they do not like what we are doing, they could well have the ability to wipe us from existence. If there is a SAI (super intelligence) then the whole galaxy could be in trouble. These beings may be positioned among the stars, away from any probing eyes of technology.
Although we do practice Active SETI (deliberate transmission of high-powered radio signals), we have decided to start listening more. If other beings in the universe have made the same decisions, then our intentions are running parallel. This may be the answer to little contact in the past and it may be the outcome for quite some time in the future.
There could possibly be way too much going in their own galaxy to bother with others. If technology is so far advanced with these civilizations, supercomputers and simulated universes could be all the rage. In this case, who cares about a few monkeys on a blue ball?
The reason for this speculation is purely based on artificial intelligence. Machine-based civilizations and massive computers will tend to overheat in warmer areas of the galaxy, and we all know that the further we travel outward, the cooler it gets. The outer rims would be perfect for intelligent advanced life forms.
The idea of Panspermia suggests that aliens are our ancestors and have no need to return to their seeding grounds. This is a very sound and interesting theory.
Due to this frequency, intelligent life is continually being wiped out. The good news is that gamma ray burst frequency is slowing down, so it is possible that there will be a vast increase in intelligent life.
While we are utilizing the communication tactics that we are familiar with, they will be doing the same thing-probably. In fact, they could actually be using laser lights to try and make contact with signals. Intelligent life may also be using electromagnetic or gravitational signals, and language that is beyond our understanding of physics.
We could actually be a computer simulation of what we see as life. Everything around us could just be an advanced computer program monitored by our creator. This creator could be experimenting with us because, maybe, just maybe, they do not understand where they came from either.
Here on earth, we keep animals in cages and visit them on special occasions. To other beings, we could be the entertainment instead. Aliens could be observing us, as if we were caged beasts, primitive in language and with dangerous intentions.
To us, being made from muscle and bone seems normal. To other life forms, being made from “meat” could be very strange, even to the point of frightening aliens and keeping them away from our civilizations. Author Terry Bisson wrote a short story called “They’re made out of Meat”, which sheds light on how we must appear to alien life forms who are made of quite different materials.
These speculations are called the Fermi Paradox. If there is extraterrestrial life, where is it? As old as the universe may be, why hasn’t someone or something come to visit us?
Scientists really have no answer to this question and it doesn’t make any sense at all. Since science cannot tell us for certain why these beings aren’t making a house call, then we can come up with our own explanations. There will be more explanations, as long as they keep their distances. If not, who knows what will occur.
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How about scale? They might be to small to recognise.
Or they could be of such a huge scale that our universe is part of their bodies, just like our human bodies are full of life.
They also could be living in another "speed". Just like trees which live in a "slower timeframe", when you speed up video of growing plants, they seem to be more alife. Aliens could be so fast we can't see them and we would be like (boring, but beautiful) static trees to them.
Possibilities are endless!
I have pondered on your first comment there, about the size. Science has discovered life now, and it is really small. I am also intrigued by your other comments about the speed in which we all exist. I have never thought of this before, and it's kind of blowing my mind! Now, since I did see "Horton Hears a Who", hope I spelled that right, I have imagined how we could be living inside another being.
And then I read your comment about speed and it blows my mind again. Yes, the possibilities will keep doing that! haha
I don't think it is a matter if of why are they not coming. They have and continue to come till this day, it is just a matter of observation and perception. If you are living in the city, you are probably too busy with your life. If you aren't, the gov is very good at covering any traces.
In my opinion there is more than enough evidence and sources (and experience) that there should be no doubt we have made contact long ago.
I wonder what they really think about us. I wonder if they are disappointed by what they see or if they have a soft place in their hearts for our drama. I sometimes wonder who's watching me when I sit on my porch and watch the leaves blow in the wind...I am silent...contemplative...and I swear I can hear strange sounds the deeper I start to think.
My doctors call these audio hallucinations. I am not so sure of this.
No. The truth of the matter is we are alone. There are No Intelligent Extraterrestrials. IF any alien life does exist it is microbial in nature at most. Yes Yes..."more stars exist than grains of sand on every beach" HOWEVER those 3's dwindle when you subtract the amount of planets that are in the hospitable zone (at this point STILL in the Billions possibly Trillions) THEEEN start subtracting everything from PERFECT weather conditions, planet temperature, a planetary system whereby there is a "Meteor Magnet" (for us Jupiter),liquid ocean (NOT just frozen), the creation of a magnetic field around said planet that serves as a shield of sorts from solar radiation, etc etc...THEEEN you must calculate the near insurmountable jump from SINGULAR organism to MULTI (estimates being in the 100's of Billions to LESS than one) THEEEN not to mention factoring in the evolutionary process of a species (odds are it will die out)..THEEEN well..many other things i forgot or am not aware of lol. The Truth is...life is rare. So rare in fact it might be considered non existent as we would have seen some semblance of it by now. Humans have been able to create machines that fly for a lil over 100 years now (Wright Bros) and within that time we have sent probes to the farthest reaches of our solar system and as of a few years ago discovered Warp Drive Engines are not just theoretically feasible but perhaps practical as well. ..and NASA is currently developing/researching them as we speak! 100 years. Comparatively speaking that is less than the tip of a pin on an Everest sized haystack of needles compared to the BILLIONS of years other civilizations would have had as a head start on us. Not all of them could have a "Prime Directive". All the analogies of opposing views don't hold water: "big universe, we've only seen small part of it" as a recent study of 100,000 galaxies came back with no evidence for type 1 or type 2 Civilizations within them. NOT stars...Galaxies. Some MUCH larger than the Milky Way. Either we ARE in a simulation of sorts or alone. I see no other reasonable conclusions.
They don't need warp drive. Every point in space has a signature frequency or vibration or something and so do their ships. What some do is adjust the frequency of their ship (which had been set to the their starting point's frequency) to match the frequency of the place they want to go and they cease to exist at the starting location and exist wherever that frequency has been determined at the final location. Warp drive must be like ancient technology to them.
Rather egotistical viewpoint. If the conditions are right and during this part of the universe's evolution conditions are right all over the place, life will emerge.
And what is the purpose of evolution. Improvement. Period.
And if life on this planet 'improved' into us...
But you mustn't forget, our idea of habitable may not be the same for other creatures. In fact, I doubt it's the same at all. Maybe they don't need the same atmosphere, the same sustenance or water. Maybe they do not contact us because they are superior. It could be that they are watching us for entertainment and have extremely advanced cloaking capabilities. Just because we've been looking, doesn't mean we know what's out there. Yes, there are microbial species, and we have already found them, but this doesn't mean..."Oh gosh, we've found all the lie" and we can swish it around in a jar, no.
It's possible that we are children of Gods, Gods who are far gone, or too far away. We may have originated from another planet, a dying planet.
Like many others have said here, there are endless possibilities. We should never be quick to judge or dispell beliefs. Neither should we be quick to believe anything if we don't feel its right for us.
Thank you for reading, badjesus
The writer says she sees no other conclusion as to why we are not visited. But I've seen them. I've seen their orbs, 6 of them, in broad daylight followed by another rectangular shaped craft though I was not personally visited by them....I don't think. I have a friend who has taken a picture of ET space craft a few weeks ago. I've seen their vehicles on footage from NASA ISS. I've seen footage of one hanging out in the Oval office. I've even seen them disarming missiles and even dodging missiles with ease. I've seen them enter into the sun and come out the other side. They exist I thought we were past that question, and they have been visiting, not in mass, but visiting Earth for quite some time now. Believe it or not, this planet surrounded by 900 to 1000 ET spacecraft. We should be glad they are here doing what they are doing for one helping keep the forces that be from igniting WW3. They will not allow that to happen. I've heard at least two Generals formerly in command of our nuclear arsenal say so. They aren't afraid of us. But they are here to assist the Earth herself and to assist us when they are allowed to do so. They asked the people of Earth whether we wished that they come yes or no, in 2010. I know a lot of people didn't get that memo but a lot did. I was one of the ones who voted yes. If you want to see them just ask them. They don't seem to think mass landing to good right now but they will show themselves and their spacecraft if you sincerely wish to see.
Stacy,
I think I would honestly love to see and to meet them. I cannot promise that still wouldn't be skeptical.
maybe just maybe they took one look at this planet, realized that human beings are a plague of morons who murder each other by the millions, destroy all natural resources it comes into contact with, seen poverty, famine, rape , torture, imprisonment and instagram. Then when it tried to figure out why, noticed that we have all been arguing for the last few 1000 years about whos imaginary friend in the sky is the true imaginary friend, and decided fuck that lot lets just go home there is nothing here!
Just had a negative experience with Instagram, so I am laughing at how you included that in your argument. It is a good chance that they did this very thing. We aren't the nicest of people, I agree.