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34. Would not surprise me if we are quarantined.

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 09:29 PM

Jul 2015

Think about it. If we head off into the stars in our present developmental state, we could be outright poison to less advanced or more peaceful alien races.

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NASA 'On The Cusp' Of Discovering If Life Exists Beyond Earth, Says Top Scientist [View all] onehandle Jul 2015 OP

DUH Iliyah Jul 2015 #1

Yeah duh RobertEarl Jul 2015 #2

My fervent hope is Plucketeer Jul 2015 #3

That is simply the best reply to any thread I have read in a very long time. :) Javaman Jul 2015 #17

Thanks! Plucketeer Jul 2015 #20

What will the creationists say RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #4

They will say Genesis predicted it daleo Jul 2015 #5

That's easy... StarzGuy Jul 2015 #6

not sure, but I will make some popcorn and enjoy the show Amishman Jul 2015 #15

Don't know what you mean by "creationists" former9thward Jul 2015 #25

Yeah, but let's see what the creationist radical religious folks say. RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #28

That it's fake. They lack properly functioning brains to discriminate facts from falsehoods. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #26

Don't get your hopes up. I wouldn't be surprise to see an alien Trump on Alpha Centauri Gregorian Jul 2015 #7

Yeah, we all know about Londo Mollari SteveG Jul 2015 #36

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #8

on the cusp of ... if only their funding is increased 6chars Jul 2015 #9

So? Why shouldn't these brilliant and incredibly resourceful scientists receive... Peace Patriot Jul 2015 #10

maybe 6chars Jul 2015 #11

I question whether anyone has the expertise to come up with usable odd for this answer. Android3.14 Jul 2015 #12

NASA spends a fragment of what we waste on "defense". bemildred Jul 2015 #14

All NASA spending, adjusted for inflation, less than ONE YEAR of defense spending D Gary Grady Jul 2015 #24

Logically speaking, it's going to be much higher than 50-50. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #22

Yes, I'd say it's close to 100% certain that there is other life in our solar system... Peace Patriot Jul 2015 #31

I agree, Peace Patriot it's the ultimate and most profound discovery, that will literally Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #32

And now, an underground ocean likely on Pluto! Peace Patriot Jul 2015 #38

CORRECTION: It's now 1,800 confirmed exoplanets and 5,000 candidate planets. Peace Patriot Aug 2015 #40

When I read the title, I knew that this must be part of a request for funding. hughee99 Jul 2015 #16

Occam's Razor suggests that we are not special. nt. bemildred Jul 2015 #13

Send out the probes! Baclava Jul 2015 #18

Haven't we read a year or two ago that scientists right here on earth have created Cal33 Jul 2015 #19

Viruses yes, but not cellular life -- and the universe is probably infinite D Gary Grady Jul 2015 #23

You are correct, it was viruses, not cellular life-forms. And viruses are not able to Cal33 Jul 2015 #37

Yes, life exists beyond earth, but they're hiding from us Yavin4 Jul 2015 #21

And who could blame them. A place where inhabitants live in tribes spending hoards of RKP5637 Jul 2015 #27

Willing to kill each other because one group's invisible man in the sky told them to do so. n/t Yavin4 Jul 2015 #29

Would not surprise me if we are quarantined. roamer65 Jul 2015 #34

Kelper 452B Interesting olddad56 Jul 2015 #30

I like this idea...'Project Hyperion: The Hollow Asteroid Starship' Baclava Jul 2015 #33

Earth is, without a doubt, the worst planet I have ever lived on. olddad56 Jul 2015 #35

If there's rust, there will be life Sunlei Jul 2015 #39

If there's methane, there's life JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2015 #41

Methane is a very simple organic compound, though... Adrahil Aug 2015 #42