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BannonsLiver

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12. I tend to agree

Reply to inanna (Reply #7)

Fri May 31, 2019, 01:28 PM

May 2019

For me it comes down to logic. The universe is a big place so logically speaking it’s possible, if not probable, intelligent life exists somewhere in it. Stephen Hawking believed that and he was a pretty sharp guy.
To me it’s sort of comically arrogant for humans to assume “we’re it” as the poster below this one does. But that’s sort of where it ends for me. I’m not spending my hours listening to Art Bell reruns or looking at the sky for flying saucers.

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Former Head of Pentagon's Secret UFO Program Has Some (Strange) Stories to Tell [View all] left-of-center2012 May 2019 OP

This will probably get moved to the creative speculation forum. inanna May 2019 #1

It's not "speculation" left-of-center2012 May 2019 #4

I totally get that. inanna May 2019 #5

wait, find which part fascinating? anarch May 2019 #23

I totally believe in UFO's. honeylady May 2019 #2

Some of us can handle it but for the most part I think people would FREAK the GemDigger May 2019 #3

Well..... inanna May 2019 #7

I tend to agree BannonsLiver May 2019 #12

I agree aliens are somewhere, but no proof they have visited us. Nt USALiberal May 2019 #25

Hey now, Art Bell got me home on many a late night after working long shifts. Tech Jun 2019 #30

Same with ghosts, esp, etc. where is real proof? Nowhere!!! Nt USALiberal May 2019 #24

All that technology to travel 10,000+ light years but can't seem to make full human contact. Drunken Irishman May 2019 #6

Why would humans be worthy of contact? Generic Brad May 2019 #10

Not worth the effort to communicate with but worth the travel? Drunken Irishman May 2019 #14

we drive to zoo's to look at the animals... 912gdm May 2019 #16

We capture them and essentially jail them for observation... Drunken Irishman May 2019 #18

and you completely missed the point. 912gdm May 2019 #19

By deduction, Eyeball_Kid Jun 2019 #28

+1 Owl May 2019 #22

Two words that come readily to mind... Archae May 2019 #8

keeping a trained eye .. stopdiggin May 2019 #9

Yep left-of-center2012 May 2019 #11

Exactly. trev Jun 2019 #26

"Scientist find new evidence Trump's ego expanding even faster than expected" struggle4progress May 2019 #13

Maybe they'll take our "leader" away and experiment on him woodsprite May 2019 #15

I'll sit this one out (really, I promise nothing more than this post). nt Blue_true May 2019 #17

I apologize for being nitpicky. Iggo May 2019 #20

This? left-of-center2012 May 2019 #21

I'm not a former director trev Jun 2019 #27

Massed Gravitons Ligyron Jun 2019 #29