Do aliens from outer space exist?

I'm convinced that they do exist. I can't prove it, though. I have a hard time imagining that only one planet in one universe is capable of having intelligent life. The Book of Psalms says "The heavens declare the glory of God", that's talking about the sky and outer space. I believe that aliens exist for God's pleasure. He enjoys creating things and He has the power to create whatever He wants.

Very unlikely to exist at the same time relative to us. We are also limited by the event horizon caused by the expansion of the universe, which means we can never have access to most of the information that exists (and because of the expansion of the universe, we experience a negative rate of observable information).

So while I think life elsewhere in the universe is a statistically certainty, I do not think we will ever encounter it or any signs of it given the current knowledge and technology we possess.

Just like with your other thread about god, I think it's more worthwhile to explore all other possible explanations for observable phenomena before we conclude it's aliens. It's probably not aliens.

Aliens that have human features like legs and hands and torsos and brains in their heads with eyes and mouths and fingers and language and general features that you would associate with life on Earth? That would be incredibly coincidental.

But microbial life in another planet? Very likely, but not proven yet.

@Willy105: I don't even know if that's likely. As far as I know, we haven't witnessed abiogenesis and don't know what the odds are of it occurring.

Most likely they are legit real. You can do the research and you will be convinced they are real. Problem is we haven't seen an alive alien broadcast on the news.

There are a lot of sources about mummified aliens, alien abduction, alien chambers, Area 51 and UFOs, which does make the whole alien existence real.

I'm also convinced there is life on another planet in the universe.

Anyone who thinks aliens are a myth or not real, go make a sandwich and do some research.

@omegamaster: I made a sandwich but experienced no epiphanies. What information do you want us to see?

Given the scope of the universe. It is extremely likely there is extraterrestrial life out there, somewhere. Life organically formulates due to the laws of chemistry. And it is not that much of a far fetch to say that out there there might be life. Probably something very simple, like single celled organisms.

I mean if human life can exist, then yes, life elsewhere can exist. There is precedent.

Assuming what we know about the universe is true, then I think it's all but assured that alien life exists. It's just a matter of odds.

Of course there is a slim chance that Earth is the only planet the has the right conditions for life in the entire universe, but I find that less likely than the odds there is alien life.

It's funny because the more I learn about Earth's place in the universe--how we have just the right magnetosphere, just the right distance from the sun, we are sheltered from asteroids by the other planets in the solar system, we exist in the Oort Cloud that shelters us from observation (if anyone is looking)--the more I think we won't actually find anything.

So yes, I think alien life does exist...I just don't think we will ever know about it, so we should probably live our lives like they don't

@Maroxad: The hand waving of what chemical laws and interactions cause it has always bugged me, though. We don't know what the odds and conditions required for abiogenesis are, and the limited information we have seems to (weekly) point to it being a rare event. So far we're looking at a likely single instance across the solar system (no evidence of life on other observable planets) and across Earth's history (Common Origin Theory).

It's a good argument. At the same time, we only have visibility into a tiny portion of our universe. I suppose by definition it would be rare to come across any phenomenon which is truly isolated. Still, looking at the frequency of convergent evolutionary traits, given similar conditions, the universe does seem to like arriving at the same results over and over.

I don't know, the probability is that there's some form of life out there. But who knows, earth might be an impossibility, or might be where everything starts.

There's a lot of sources if you google mummified aliens, alien abduction, alien chambers, Area 51 or UFOs. Documentaries are good too!

Don't tell me you 100% don't believe aliens exist in this planet or universe. Sure, it's remains unknown, but dozens of sources make it look convincing.

Yes, Mark Cerny is an alien from outer space. He has gifted humanity with the alien SSD tech in the PS5 that is so advanced, normal humans can't fully comprehend the power it has. Sony may never need to make another console again. It is that powerful.

I think that they do. And I hope they look like Hera Syndulla or Samara blue chick.

If it's bacteria or jelly fish or whatever who cares. Been to the moon and mars and it's just boring. Not worth the the money. Rocks. Dried out rivers. Zzz

Yes, it's where we get all this technology from.

Yes, but it's irrelevant because FTL and even slow interstellar travel exist only in sci-fi. IRL all civilizations are doomed to start and end in their local systems.

I don't know, but it'd sure be interesting if they did.

It's extremely more likely that aliens exist than a god.

Space is too large for more life to not exist.

I find this an interesting question, because I pose it to people in my life who are atheist. They say they don't believe in God because there is no evidence, but believe in aliens despite there being no evidence. The "evidence" they point to is that there are so many planets that there has to be life, but the Theist points to the same thing and says there's a Creator. "All of creation declares His existence so they are without excuse." Romans. Also, "The fool has said in his heart, there is no God." Psalms.

As for if I believe in aliens, my stance on that is that it's not important. If God does exist, it's more important for me to get right with this God, and to make sure I'm following the True God, if there is one. I'm going to die one day, so the existence of alien life really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. :)

Probably, it's highly unlikely any have ever visited earth though