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Do Aliens Exist?
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<blockquote data-quote="FrumiousBandersnatch" data-source="post: 75464312" data-attributes="member: 241055"><p>I'm not sure what you consider your 'side' to be, but my side, if I have one, is in favour of rational enquiry and exploration. I'm fairly sure that all involved would be happy to find indications of life regardless of evidence of evolution. But, as the instrumentation on these probes indicates, looking for life is only part of the mission.</p><p></p><p>There's evidence for abiogenesis on Earth, although not conclusive; but I care about finding evidence of life elsewhere to the extent that it would be far more interesting if life is found that is not like Earth's than otherwise. This would also boost the likelihood that life is common in the universe, which I would find cheering, given our current situation. I'm not holding my breath for it, if that's what you mean.</p><p></p><p>I'm in favour of the work NASA does - although I think there's room for improvement, as SpaceX has shown.</p><p></p><p>I don't know - the purpose of exploration is to find out.</p><p></p><p>It depends what you mean by 'complete'. Each probe can only do a limited amount, so not finding life doesn't necessarily mean it's not there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrumiousBandersnatch, post: 75464312, member: 241055"] I'm not sure what you consider your 'side' to be, but my side, if I have one, is in favour of rational enquiry and exploration. I'm fairly sure that all involved would be happy to find indications of life regardless of evidence of evolution. But, as the instrumentation on these probes indicates, looking for life is only part of the mission. [B][COLOR=rgb(255, 77, 77)][/COLOR][/B]There's evidence for abiogenesis on Earth, although not conclusive; but I care about finding evidence of life elsewhere to the extent that it would be far more interesting if life is found that is not like Earth's than otherwise. This would also boost the likelihood that life is common in the universe, which I would find cheering, given our current situation. I'm not holding my breath for it, if that's what you mean. I'm in favour of the work NASA does - although I think there's room for improvement, as SpaceX has shown. I don't know - the purpose of exploration is to find out. It depends what you mean by 'complete'. Each probe can only do a limited amount, so not finding life doesn't necessarily mean it's not there. [/QUOTE]
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