sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

Don’t waste our money or your time as there are no answers to ourter space. GOD made the heavens and the earth, HE did not say anything about other planets having living things. So if the BIBLE is mute on the subject, then why waste time?

I know everyone in the scientific community will frown upon me for saying this, but there isn’t anything else out there. We are it, all alone…and i am not talking about this galaxy alone, but the universe. Some might say aliens have visited us, but that is jsut government misinformation. We are it, all alone out here. And how do i know this some might ask? Because God created angels as well as humans, that was it. He never mentioned anything else out there that he created, nope. Why would we want to infest another alien race with our sick twisted and violent cultures anyway?

I think the only people that don’t believe there is life out there somewhere are those who simply don’t understand just how rediculously big the universe is. Even if planets like Earth are one in a billion, there’s still 100 planets like it in our Galaxy alone (simple math, as there’s estimated about 100 billion stars in the Milky Way). Even if they’re one in a hundred billion, so our Earth is unique in our galaxy, there’s billions of other galaxies out there. No matter how low the odds are, it’s still absolutely granted to be out there somewhere.

On top of that, I simply don’t understand why the experts are convinced life must be “exactly like” on Earth to exist.. given the insane number of species that live happily in absolutely horrific conditions (Antartica, volcanic undersea vents, the middle of the Sahara, etc)… I can’t see how it’s impossible for life to arise and even flourish on some extreme places on other worlds.

Lastly, why must it be assumed all life is Carbon/Water/Oxygen dependant? Perhaps some alien life may well sufvive in a methane atmosphere, or a hydrogen one?

The one thing that is the deal-breaker is that even if we do find some evidence of some alien civilization advanced as our own, we might never be able to meet them simply because of how long it’d take to get there, or even send info back and forth to each other. Hopefully someday there’ll be a way to get past that barrier.

@ Telecom68 and Chris: Your god may have only referred to the living Creatures on this planet in his sacred writings, but my god left the possibility open in our texts. Who are you to define your writings as the end all and be all for every being? It’s fine that your Bible instructs your thinking. It does not however, instruct mine. You resume too much. Keep looking, scientists!

It is my belief that there is life on billions of objects, whether it be planets, moons or whatever, in the universe. Why should we be the only planet with life? Could’nt God be magnificient enough to allow life to exist throughout all of space? I suspect there are thousands, perhaps millions, of bodies in our own Milky Way galaxy with life. What is this life? Who knows. Some may be in the range of bacteria and others larger, of which some may have very advanced intelligence. I guess only time will tell, so lets not close our minds as to the possibilities of life elsewhere.

Please keep supernatural conversation and fiction books out of science blogs.

You are all freaks and the reason the world is so wacky these days, it is next to impossible for life to not exist elsewhere. Get your head out of your books and grasp reality. The bible is mute on many subjects that plague us today, should we forget about them too. Someone has been brainwashed and it isn’t me.

With a massive amount of stars and the infinate number of planets circling said stars, Based on the astronomical (no pun intended) amout of planets out there, I think it’s nothing more than egotism that humans think we’re alone in the universe.
Even if the chances are 1 in a billion, the universe could have several trillion planets.
Whether it be a protien strain or a complex living organism, there has to be something out there.

science has proven time and time again that the teachings of the bible are not always accurate…..and that is saying you even believe in God…….so why would it be a pointless venture to explore the very nature of our existence…..the entire purpose of Christianity is to find out who we are……cant science and God just get along…..being that they are one in the same….

Gee wiz , telecom68 and Chris, lighten up.
Lets say there is other life on a planet, lets say on one in a million planets, just fundamental organisms. That means there is a boat load of life out there.
In fact, it means the odds are in favor of it. Just because we don’t know for sure today doesnt mean we wont tomorrow.
If aliens do travel through space and time (or don’t at the moment)…well, it had to start somewhere…
Alone out there, just us? Seems like a big waste of space…

I like the moon.

I like the sun too.

only hope for humanity is to get to another planet once we complete the pillage of our natural resources. The Bible-thumpers can sit here among the waste ad wait for Jesus (good luck!) - I would get my family out of here FAST

telecom68 - The Bible does not mention many things that we know are indeed true so your point is…. oh why bother..

Remember, its not just numbers and elements. For life to make it past the bombardment of comets, asteroids, you need: large planets on the outer parts of theses solar systems to ward off the really big objects, the subject planet sitting in the temperate zone, an abundance of the life giving elements for a long time, probably low enough radiation to not destroy the life giving molecules, and some other unknown “luck” to make it hold together. What are the odds???? They could be very low after you get past the above?

Hey, here’s a thought.

Maybe there isn’t life anywhere else, maybe this planet is a male, and there is a female planet waiting to be seeded? Maybe there is something bigger than us that is alive, LIKE THIS PLANET.

telecom.. the bible says nothing about integrated circuits nor any sort of telecommunications either. So why are you wasting your money and CNN’s bandwidth?

We will find life on other planets. The question is “when will we find it”. It may come through SETI, or it may come through with telescopes like this, the TPF, the giant magellan telescope, etc. But we will find it. I say within the next 20 years we will have an answer.

Doc, Good point.
Hey, I know a planet that’s a bit beat up but not beyond repair, call it it a fixer upper.
It has temperate climates but the residents tend to bicker a lot.
But what family doesnt. Its a good deal and its not far away .
Hint: your on right now, so you dont eve have to go far!!
Just needs a bit of work..

Humanity, at this point, hasn’t earned the priviledge of finding another planet with life. While I do not believe we are alone, I do beleive, given the opportunity, humans will attempt to subdue any other life-bearing planet we might find and be able to somehow reach. We need much more time to iron out our current conditions here. We should actually stop poking around out there - we just might find (and give away our spot in the process) another warring race like us with the means of taking over here!

i’ve always wondered why scientists and others assume that some other on another species HAVE to survive under exactly the same conditions as we do on earth. That just doesnt make any sense to me.

YoYo… sadly I have to agree with you. Humanity’s first encounter with other civilizations within our own race has never, ever gone well (various American Indians, European explansion into Asia, etc, etc, etc).. I suspect more like than not things would go poorly with something that’s not even human. Here’s hoping that if there is something out there able to visit, they’re decidedly less agressive than we are.

The universe is so big and I do believe there’s life out there. I’m sure we will see other life planet but not in our time, probably our next great-great-great kids.

Where do these people come from?

I went to Catholic school too, but I also had Science class everyday.

Telecom, is it possible that you voted for Bush? Once at least?

C’mon. Who am I kidding, you definitely have a Bush bumper sticker on the back of your Ford. Its red isn’t it?

Huh? No worries! We’ll just introduce the aliens to Jesus!

there we go again, always assuming that life elsewhere in the universe must mirror our own. On our own planets life is found in some of the most unusual places. Extremophiles live in very hot water pools like those found at the bottom of our oceans next to smoke stacks bellowing out chemicals, this life does not even need sunlite. I wish that people talking of life elsewhere would understand that it may not be anything like we believe.

They are looking 63 light years away, but they can’t find the US Flag on the moon?

Alright everyone… I am a devout atheist – I actively chose NOT to believe in or subscribe to any kind of God Concept.

That haven been said. According the big bank theory and the theory of relativity God could really exist and be everlasting, Provided that God rides the Big Bangs wave and does not get off of it.

Also We have Already found proof that there life off and outside of this planet; Evidence of Ancient Martian Life in Meteorite ALH84001 published in 2005. Bacteria counts as life I know this because I kill bacteria with Lysol all the time. Only things that are alive can die.

Alright everyone… I am a devout atheist – I actively chose NOT to believe in or subscribe to any kind of God Concept.

That having been said. According the Big Bang Theory and the Theory of Relativity God could really exist and be everlasting, Provided that God rides the Big Bang’s wave and does not get off of it.

Also We have Already found proof that there is life off and outside of this planet; Evidence of Ancient Martian Life in Meteorite ALH84001 published in 2005. Bacteria counts as life I know this because I kill bacteria with Lysol all the time. Only things that are alive can die.

Oh no…now we’re gonna have to save the other planets too! We should have a contest, similar to that independent airplane in orbit [x-prize I think] and figure out a way to get to pluto and back in under a minute. Then maybe, we’ll be able to visit one of these other galaxies. At that point, we’ll make a great discovery and find out that, hey! we are the only people in this universe. Just my guess…but there’s a good chance that these other planets are quite dead (that means, void of life). As far as UFO’s…well, probably nothing more than some demonic, supernatural event. Which makes a little more sense than someone out there actually finding and then visiting us. By the way, I know we’re pretty advanced; but if we have to send ships to Mars to determine there’s water, how can we possibly know there’s water on one of these very, very distant planets that are discovered through inference?

There’s nothing about life in outerspace in the Bible, it doesn’t exist.

Pretty narrow minded. Just like the church when they excommunicated anyone who said the eartth was round, not flat. Or when they said the earth not the sun was the center of the solar system. They were wrong then and will continue to be wrong in the future.

There is so much that ISN’T in the Bible as compared to what is, that it is pretty ignorant to say, if it isn’t there, it doesn’t exist. No thumpers ever stop to think that God maybe WANTS us to question things, to LEARN and DISCOVER.

What I see on here is many people in support of this and the general assortment of religious zealots whom have a very narrow view. I am a devout Christian, yet I feel that we should be doing as much as possible to look for life on other planets and explore the universe. The real problem that I have with space exploration is NASA. While they don’t receive a very large budget each year, they could be getting many more things done with the money that they are given. Burt Rutan stated that Scaled Composites could design a spaceship that was reusable, safer than the shuttles, and much much much cheaper and have it fully functional within 4 years. Instead we have NASAs ship which will cost many times more, take 10 years before its functional…and probably have less safety measures.

I truly believe that we do need to establish permanent residences on both the Moon and Mars not only for research but for safety against a cosmic accident. God has a plan for us, but he will not force us to follow that plan. Sometimes we have to meet him halfway.

I’d love to post more of my views here, but this is a topic which I could go on for quite a few pages about.

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I cant believe someone so vain to think God made this vast universe just for our pleasure could even claim to be christian and have read the entire bible.

As a firmly established, extremely long time believer in God, I am embarassed by these fundamentalists comments saying that “if it is isn’t in the bible, it doesn’t exist”. The bible was written in the context of the times of the writers… survival itself was such a daily challenge that there wasn’t a lot of time (or life energy) invested in pondering whether the inspiration received from their god applied only to earth or if there might be room for other life systems in the universe. Not only that, modern scientists still can’t fully comprehend how large the universe is… they have some theoretical numbers but nothing definitive. I am challenged to believe that BCE and first century writers could have any significant grasp of how BIG creation is. Obviously, at least to me, they would have applied their inspired words to the only world they knew… earth. Wow, there is so much that isn’t in the bible that I see those dime-store preachers on tv coming up with “answers” for that I don’t see why it is any reach at all to believe that a god big enough to create you, me, and an ever-expanding universe couldn’t put a few more lifeforms out there somewhere, humunoid or otherwise.

The Universe or space is infinite (NEVER ENDING). For those individuals who actually believe we are the only living organisms to exist it’s rediculous. The hard core truth of the matter is we haven’t discovered life on other panets because we don’t have the TECHNOLOGY to do so or we just simply don’t know where to LOOK. WE ARE NOT ALONE and Not to take anything from religion but to assume that we are independent is a very premature and uneduacated assumption to make….

“In fact, researchers say it almost certainly DOESN’T because the planet is orbiting very close to its “sun” and it therefore is much too hot (1700 degrees Fahrenheit) to support life.”

What about the creatures living in our oceans at the thermal vents? It was always said nothing could live independent of the sun and there they are.

Don’t say never. God made some pretty cool stuff (^_^)

Those who cite the vastness of the universe as “proof” that there must be life elsewhere have very little or no understanding of combinatorics and probability. Considering the necessary conditions for life (like ours) it is more likely that we are alone. However, there could be life in other forms. If there are, we wouldn’t know it if it landed in our front yard.

I think God created life on this planet, saw what a mess it was (especially the homosapien species), and moved on to his next test tube…

It is anthropocentric egotism of the highest order to believe that there is not other life out there. Why should we be special? Because an oral tradition starting thousands of years ago and translated repeatedly and unevenly over the millenia tells us so? Give me a break! Oh, right. God had a fax machine and gave one each to Moses and the other prophets.

That said, while discovering extra-terrestrial life (and particularly intelligent life) would be the greatest, most earth-shaking discovery of all time, don’t hold your breath waiting for it to happen. That life on this planet is occuring in the same time frame such that we could communicate with life on another planet…even if we could overcome the speed problem……not very likely! Moneys spent on searching are probably academic welfare but you never know where the science will lead you..

God’s’ brain isn’t big enough to comprehend space…………

“Please keep supernatural conversation and fiction books out of science blogs, Andy”

Roger that Andy

Who says that there can’t be life on a planet that’s 1700 degrees Fahrenheit? Think outside the box! Just because *our* life forms can’t survive those conditions doesn’t mean that there aren’t any out there that can. Isn’t science all about discovering new things? Take away all of your assumptions and you might find amazing things.

How long have we had advanced technology,we are now just
begining to comprehend some of this.if the earth is still here
500 years from now.alot of awnsers will be seen.

Just out of curiosity… from what distance could we detect our own planet and the fact that it had hosted “intelligent” life? My guess would be that our current technology would be hard pressed to detect ourselves a mere 30 light years away.

Given the size of the universe, and our own technical ability, it’s really not surprising we haven’t found anything definitive yet. As for primitive life forms… we haven’t even ruled out even our own solar system.

So - another interesting find by scientists… congratulations! It’s only been a decade or so since they’ve found the first planet, and I look forward to what they will be able to find in the coming years.

Who’s James Webb?

1700 degrees on the dayside. These epistellar jovians are tide locked. One side to the star, one side in permanent night. Their atmospheres likely superrotate like Venus’s does (Venus’s rotation is 233 Earth days long, but its atmosphere rotates on axis every four days, distributing the trapped heat evenly).

Decent prospects for something airborne on the twilight ring just passed the terminator into night. Its still a pretty poor candidate, though the atmospheric chemistry that regenerates its methane supply at such insane heat levels should be pretty fascinating to examine.

There are only 2 possible answers: Yes, or no. And either one has astounding and profound implications.

What God? why do we assume there is god? some one told us? great. so someone told us that their might be life on other planets. great. so if all those religious fanatics that want to say my god is real but life on other planets is not true, i think god is fake, and aliens are real. same logic, haven’t proven either yet. until you give me proof that their is god, you cannot tell anyone that there is not life on other planets. just because my theory is about to be proved doesn’t mean you have to get all defensive of your god. humans always need to believe something is there greater than themselves, or else a sense of empty fills them. for some this is god, and others it is nature and is the cause of many a conflict. to you maybe there is a god, but to me, i haven’t seen him, so at least for right now, hes not real to me.

Carl Sagan reminds us that extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. While there very well *could* be life living in a gas giant at 1700 deg F or in the vacuum of interstellar space at -400 deg F, we would probably have a very difficult time detecting or recognizing it from here with the technology we have today.

Science is about asking questions, but the answers have to understandable and verifiable. Yes, I should expect that we will *eventually* find life (metabolizing, reproducing) using truly alien chemistries and processes in truly alien environments. But here and now, with the technology and limited resources we have, our search has to be limited to what we can unambiguously recognize as “life.”

That first claim of “LIFE!” needs to be correct, and that means, for now, limiting our search to places that would support life as we *do* know it. The discovery of extremophiles here on Earth in volcanic vents and ice cores broadens the range of what is possible for life as we know it, but not so far as to hot Jupiters. Not yet, anyway.

(And at this moment, 50 light years away, someone is passionately arguing that even though the little planet *seems* to be broadcasting weak radio waves, the mere fact that it apparently has *liquid water* covering at least half of its surface means that it is obviously incapable of supporting “life as we know it”… and she is right… )

No matter what you believe there must be life out in the universe.

If your a biblethumper, then you need to ask why did god create so many stars and most stars have planets? Most bible lovers say we will have the final conflict on earth soon so we will never visit these places or even document them. So they can’t be for us to explore.

If you believe life formed without a god then with more stars than grains of sand in all the worlds beaches their must be life elsewhere. No matter how small the odds. Think about it, there are over 10 billion stars for every person on earth in the universe. Even at odds at 1 in a billion for life on a single star, that would equal billions of living worlds. Now just because life forms doesn’t mean intelligent life forms. It took 4 billion years on earth for us to come about and if we didn’t evolve its likely in the 1 billion years that earth will be habitable before the sun gets too hot that no other technology species would evolve.

But either way life should be out there.

There is no god. The sooner humanity gets over this belief that is their lifelong security blanket, the better. Humans invented their own versions of god ( which is why there are/have been millions of them ) so that we could go to bed at night and feel good about our place in life, in this universe. Some people just cannot grasp the fact that this life is all there is. They are stuck in the oral traditions of mankind that have been passed down over thousands of years, in the absense of science to explain what was really going on. Imagine where we would be if free from those beliefs which cloud logic and reason. There is no doubt in my mind that there is some sort of life out there somewhere. I don’t think it has to model what we have here for sure. We find new life at the bottom of the ocean that changes our views, such as life must have sunlight. I just wish I could be around when something is found!

I just don’t know if there is life out there, but I would like to think there is. It just seems hard to fathom that out of all the stars in the universe we are it when it comes to life forms. God created the heavens and earth and he told us what we needed to know about the earth via the bible but he could very well have kept all other outside creations to himself. I believe God is limitless in his creations and those creations are left open for us to discover if so be it.

When it comes to God, We are probably on a need to know basis as we would treat any child-this is how he probably treats us-like a father would. Just my humble opinion.

I’ll leave the debate of God to scholars but if we are the only beings in the universe then he certaintly wasted a lot of his time on everything else.

The Universe is vast and holds billions if not trillions of stars and planets. It is impossible that Earth is the only world out there to have life. The bible is just filled with stories to help one live a better life, thats all, and we should all embrace the fact that there is life beyond our home.

The Government IS hiding things from us and that’s a fact. We as a people must stand up, and use our rights to force the government to act, and we can do this by consistently asking our senators to get ALL of these secrets out. Last time I checked, the American people are the most powerful force, NOT the American Government, we have the power to change this country. Bush and his cronies are morons to think otherwise….

Those that believe that no life can exist on other planets because their “GOD” only created one planet, are fools. Man created god, god didn’t create man.

I guess its true. Space is the final frontier. It’s endless and we as a species will never -ever know all there is to know about it.

So why bother looking for life in space? We can’t solve our petty differences here on Earth. What do we have to gain, other then “ah.. I told you so” , by spending trillions of dollars looking for something that will not benefit us in anyway if we find it?
What is the cost of this knowledge?
When the time is right the secret of life in space will be revealed. Why can’t we be content and work on our problems here on earth and wait for it to reveal itself.

I don’t think the cost is worth the knowledge while we are so self centered and have no way of travelling or even communicating outside our solor system.
We may or may not be alone but we are unique among the stars, no one can argue that point. If we’re looking then maybe they are too. We are a greedy species, the question we must ask is what motivates them to want to find other worlds to conquer?

Life on this planet started as extra-terrestrial. When the planet cooled enough to allow all the chunks of ice and rock that pummeled into it to turn into water, there still was no life. Only when one of the chunks that held within it’s icy midst the elements needed to create life, was life transplanted onto this planet.

There would be no water on this planet if it wasn’t for all the icy chunks.

I guess it’s just easier for some to beleive a magic wand was waved and man just sprung from the rock and fire that was this planet.

The Bible does not mention life on other planets. However the even older book of Enoch describes how earth in ancient times was collonized by aliens and that humans on earth merely are their decendants . The book of Enoch and tons of other ancient texts are banned from the socalled cannonized bible even today. People should read those ancient books and find out for themselves why. It is for a reason those books are kept away from the public. If people should find out the real truth, religion as of today, Politically correct science and evolution theories would NOT have the same meaning. Surely the political correct establishment will do anything in their power to redicule people that find truth in these ancient books , and claim them to be fiction as they are programmed to do. They are determined to protect their versions of the truth , because should the thruth be revealed , this would have great impact and concequences on todays politics, religion and culture. The word would perhaps be better off clinging to the present belive and versions.?
The book of Enoch comes in three versions. People that hunger for truth should study them all. The key to real understanding of these books depends strongly on reading them with an open hearth, place the text in context of todays knowledge and todays technologically knowhow , and NOT to read them as religious texts or put any religious meaning in the text, but as plain history and eywithnesses reports as they are. Please keep in mind when reading those books that those people that wrote those ancient books had no means of fully understand what they saw and experienced, and therefore had to use words and descriptions that doesn’t always give credibility to critically oriented readers of today. Sadly those books does not give us a clue of where these aliens came from , but they came to earth in big interstellar spaceships . One of those ships (The Eden) are described in Book of Enoch. Enoch was one of a few who was allowed to tour the ship,later recording that he has been in heaven (as he might have thought). Refering to the 7 (possible 10) floors or sections in the spaceship as (the seaven heavens). Even up of today people has not been able (or won’t) to enterpret these ancient eyewithness report correctly. There are most surtanly life out there , and if there are other human beings there, they are most certainly like us (not green and ugly with small antennas). They might even be our forefathers.

We all realize that the Bible is mute as far the talks of life on other planets, but the Bible does leaves wide-open to our imagination of that possibility.
I myself, a God fearing person, just ahppen to believe that there is life elswhere. Why would an almighty God just place His eggs in one basket. Think about it folks. Farmers plant food all over this world, and in all sorts of weathering conditions. Let us take our heads out of the sand, and have at least an open mind for the ‘other life possibilities’. After all some folks did say the world was flat too.

Anybody want a good laugh? Read all of the comments in this blog and see the absolute stupidity of those who just can’t see that the God they refer to is the supreme being who gave earthlings knowledge that continues to evolve and we continue to learn. Someday soon we will finds ways to go to these distant places and we will discover beings like us and beings like stuff from our fiction and the biggest discovery will be that the God of the universe is one in the same for all beings who created everything and everyone. God must be enjoying watching some of his children trying to grow up.

p.s. check out the spelling of some of these”intellectuals”

Mike123 - James Webb was the second administrator of NASA. There is a new telescope being named after him. For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope

The acid proof for intelligent life out there would be: Have they abandoned religion? If they have, then at least they can claim intelligence. As you can see, there are very few intelligent beings on earth….

Thank you telecom68 for the laugh, I needed that.

This is awesome news. Our only problem though is how to get to a planet when we find one. A trip of 63 light years isn’t remotely possible with our current science!

We are running out of resources here on plantet Earth,we need to explore other options.I think outter space travel and exploration of such is very important to maintain life on Earth for millions of more years.

As someone before me said…why do we assume that other beings exist on Oxygen/Hydrogen/Nitrogen like we do? And the thing that itches me the most is that scientists confidently lie to our faces that conditions should be exactly the same as here! If evoltion actually happened….then….Do you know what the chances of forming a single celled organism are( let alone a replica of the ones we had on earth)? So scientist want to say that the same chain of “accidents that happened here” are the same somewhere else in the universe? NOW THAT’S BEING SUPERNATURAL IF YOU ASK ME. But then again that’s my opinion!

And if you believe that…then i guess its okay if i say there is another “me” out there with the same genetic make up and all right? There’s a 10^ to infinity galaxies right..why not?

Guys - who is God? Anyone know him? Seen him?

Plus, we are going to destroy this planet before we find anything out there.

So just focus on life on this planet for now. More relevent.

Relax.

I remember past lives on other planets and being non human life forms. So do others I have heard. Jesus was an Alien.

Telecom this isn’t a discussion in religion, if people want to look to the outside for answers let them and don’t butt in. I am a Christian and i still think there is more out there. And the Bible has NOT stated that God said there wasn’t anything out there. So please keep your opinions to yourself and speak about the issue at hand. I think that this new technology may be the answer we are looking for for the big question about other life on different planets, well a semi answer because there are so many orbital around billions and billions of stars that it may make a very small dent, but a den’t none-the-less. And wether that answer becomes a yes or a no, it is still a discovery that may lead to knowing better about the universe we live in.

The numbers speak for themselves, the universe is too huge not to have intellegent life elsewhere. As for the Bible, just because it dosen’t say dosen’t mean it’s not so. Why would an omnipotent, omnipresent creator make the universe as expansive and complex as it is if the only intent was to hold just humans? Isn’t that just a little too self-centered? I hope we continue the search, who knows, maybe one day we will find intelligent life somewhere, for sometimes I doubt if there is much on Earth.

Face it people, other Life is out there. Anyone that believes our Planet is the only Planet in the Universe harboring life is naive. Close the Bible and Open your eyes…

Why do we always have to say “… to support life “?

Do we really mean “life” as we know it>

Surely in terms of the Universe we could accept the
premise that what we call “life” may be very limited
across the whole spectrum of the universe as we know
it.

what is the definition of “life” as it used in these reports?

Please provide it to help in our understanding of this
extremely important question of ” life” on other planets
or any where in what we call outer space.

Somebody needs to tell Telecom68 to go home to the 14th century.
It’s so disheartening to know there are still people in our society who hold on to medieval beliefs.
The sooner we outgrow such nonsense the better off we’ll all be.

It seems most people believe or want to believe that life is out there. It seems the reason people are going toward that directions today is because of advancement in technologies and so on and most people want it, since it explores a whole new world of science. And to some a fascinating subject. Thanks to guys like Burt Rutan and RIchard Branson, this opens people minds to all kind of possibilities. Remember SpaceShipOne, how much media attention? I won’t be suprised with SpaceShipTwo, probably even more.

Please, if this question has come up before could you tell me how it was answered. What is the definition of “life” as used in these reports about
the search for life on other planets.

Astronomers want research funds and will say anything to get it.
Isn’t the Hubble Telescope slated for a satellite shoot down test?

We’ve had some more name-calling in posts submitted today. As Peter Dykstra noted earlier in this thread, calling other people names is one of the very few things you can do to get your comments deleted from this site. Accordingly, I deleted a few submissions. I am sorry to have had to do it as several of them included otherwise worthy content.

To answer mike123, James Webb was the NASA Administrator during much of the “golden era” of the 1960’s.

Kate Tobin, Sr. Producer, CNN Science & Technology

I’ve read all the comments (bored at work) and I must say they go across the full spectrum. I personally believe in a higher power. Higher power could be called GOD, I really can’t say. This really doesn’t apply here but if you bear with me it may start to make sense. As I see things there are two communities, Science and Religion. Both want to be correct and both want to prove the other wrong. Science supports evolution, Religion doesn’t. Why can’t both be correct? How do we know that “GOD” (I use quotes not out of disrespect but because I don’t know what the higher power should be called) didn’t CAUSE evolution. Bible says we are his children, for those parents that are out there, don’t you help your child along through out their life? They evolve right before your eyes. So, if your still with me then why can’t “GOD” be responsible for MANY forms of life? He is omnipresent afterall. Maybe our human beings is nothing more than an evolutionary step to a more advanced and peaceful life form? “GOD” is only going to let you know what he wants you to know, it is in our nature to panic when we encounter things we don’t understand. So, I personally believe in other forms of life of various compositions. It only makes sense in my mind.

A nagging question that has caused much dispute is “What came before the Big Bang/Singularity?” Essentially a nonsense question due to the temporal component, but easier than getting into long winded mathematics. In any case, we know (pretty much ) what has evolved since then.

So, something to ponder: Probabilities do not exist (attributed to Bruno de Finetti ), else they would be called “Realities” . Therefore in the absence of the Reality we currently perceive around us, there would be Probabilities, would there not? In the mathematics of probability, the appearance of a “reality” is termed an event. I submit for your consideration, therefore, that the “Big Bang” was the Event that constituted the realization of a probability or probability function. There is some support for this position is Quantum Physics and theories dealing with multiple realities/universes.

Have a nice Cosmos.

If we are alone the universe in all it’s glory is quite the waste of space… pun not intended.

I think the bible is incorrect or our interpretation of it in any case… it has been rewritten by man many a time. The probability is that the universe has life. We only need but look… take time… and we will find (without the rhyme)

So, here’s one strain of logic: since life on other planets isn’t mentioned in the bible, it means that it can’t be true. So, does it follow that since cars or dinosaurs, or planes, or computers, or the internet, or medicine, or physics, or anything else that’s come about in the last 1500 or so years hasn’t been mentioned, they aren’t true either? Give me a break.

Remember, just 600 years ago, we thought that the Earth was flat and that it was the center of the universe. Anyone who says they know all the answers now, is absolutely fooling themselves. We will continue to make discoveries that challenge and shape the way we think about ourselves in relation to our world and our universe. All I can do is keep an open mind.

Of course there is life in space.

And, the bible doesn’t mention abortion or Gay marriage. So they must be OK too….

Lyle, why are you living here then on this earth go on and line out in the space. Think logically there is only one planet on which you will be able to survive.. and you are wrong Lyle, bible does mention about the gay marriage, read more carefully and you will find the answers.

1st of all. The Bible doesn’t hold all the answers. 2nd of all. Those stories in the bible are just that…STORIES! 3rd. That’s why we should continue searching the stars and the sky and if there are planets 67 light years away and further, i cease to believe that humans on earth are the only intelligent life in the entire universe. AND even if we are the only, the search for earth-like planets is pertinent in this era because we are going to need a safe haven for the rest of the survivors once we have used and overextended all of our natural resources on this planet we call earth. Oil and clean water won’t be around forever especially with population growth and the increase in carbon emissions.

While I consider myself a curious and scientifically literate person, I do not think that we should be spending time and billions of dollars trying to find life on other planets. Sure, it would be interesting and an amazing breakthrough, I don’t think that we should be finding ways to bring our problems to other planets yet. We still have not found a way for religions to simply coexist, none the less work together on anything. The best solution we have is to abandon our traditions, and by doing that our world will become ever more boring and lacking in culture. These are the things that make life fun and enjoyable, and while they do get out of hand I think it is worth finding a solution to.

Also, we have yet to fully investigate our own planet. We didn’t even have footage of the giant squid until a year or two ago; we’ve never had humans at the deepest parts of the ocean, and we are still just scratching the surface of biological complexity (for example we don’t know why multivitamins cause cancer). We should learn to understand our own Earth and learn to live here sustainably before we try to explore other worlds.

Now I don’t believe that all space research is useless, I mean satellites have given us more insight into the Earths climate than any other tool, and looking at Venus has shown us why we should try to get a hold of global warming (not that we could ever get that hot but it is scary). I just say lets work on learning to coexist peacefully while preserving our diverse and rich cultures. Lets spend money on education and providing the means to people to grow their own food and then start looking for life.

Yes, it’s egotistic to believe that we’re the only life form in the universe. But it’s also egotistic to believe that we simply exist without a creater. Truly God has given us wonders to stimulate the human mind, and has given us the opportunity to discover another one of His creations weather it be here on earth, or the vast universe of His creation. God is so much bigger than what is contained in His instruction manual (The Bible). Do you really think the we in our primative state could understand the complexity of our Gods plan & purpose?

It has alot to do with Physics: We wouldn’t be living like we are here today if we didn’t discover things.

The Big Bang was confirmed by the success of Big Bang nucleosynthesis and the discovery of the cosmic microwave background in 1964. The Big Bang model rests on two theoretical pillars: Albert Einstein’s general relativity and the cosmological principle. Cosmologists have recently established a precise model of the evolution of the universe, which includes cosmic inflation, dark energy and dark matter.

Advances in the understanding of electromagnetism have led to the widespread use of electrically driven devices (televisions, computers, home appliances etc.); advances in thermodynamics led to the development of motorized transport; and advances in mechanics led to the development of calculus, quantum chemistry, and the use of instruments such as the electron microscope in microbiology

Will we discover life on other planets? Maybe—can we hypothesis about future technologies?

I dont know about you but I love technology and am greatful for all the many amazing discoveries. Hopefully we can all feel good about where we’re going in that aspect—there are many great things yet to come!!

I find the idea of life out there interesting and think why not, if people keep going on like they have in the past like if god want us to fly he would give us wings. Well he gave us the ability to think, to dream and explore. If he didn’t put life out there, then that is a whole lot of waisted space. Why create a vast amounts of galaxies when he made us earth based life form that wont leave the confines of our celestial body. Just like the garden of eden, who to say that eden was not on another planet and that is why man has never found truly found it. Also we humans forget it was man who wrote the bible and not that of god. Writing came out way after the stories of the bible was ever first spoken. Think of the old school experiment of one person whispers a word to another and when the last person hears it the word is change, the same principle goes for the bible. The earth was flat and at the center of the universe and look at it now we know we are not at the center and the sun don’t revolve around us like the church forced everyone in the past to believe. God or gods created the earth and the heavens and most likely more life beyond our own to think we are it is shallow and closed minded to those who did believe the earth being flat and center of the universe and the sun revolves around us. Wonder what tomorrow will bring us!

Could one say that God and the angels are way more advanced than us because they existed first, came to Earth from another distant planet and decided to do an experiment but made us in their image?
I think it fits with the whole different dimensions theory and science on the brink of possibly creating mini universes.
I think they are here with us now laughing at what little we really understand and know about everything.

There IS life outside of Earth. We have seen it (Meteorite ALH84001). How God factors into the equation is speculation and opinion. It really has no place here. The argument that the Bible does not contain reference to this, or even denies this (if that is your interpretation), is even more reason to research into this, if only to disprove it and prove the “Heretics” wrong.

P.S.
This should go without saying, but if you’re going to post something, keep an eye out for your grammar and spelling. Otherwise, you’ll lose credibility and get into more trouble that way.

Mark, I agree with your comments. Too much money is being spent with too little results. The emphaisis should be on education and health here at home.

Darius, I too am in awe of the prospects of future technology. The inovations you mentioned are the result of private businesses taking chances with trail and error.R and D belongs in the private sector and should not be governmently funded.

telecom68, the bible doesn’t say anything about cancer so why look for a cure? If man never took a chance to explore or dream of what might be we would still be living in trees.
By exploring space new advances have been made to make life on our plant better for all of us.
It’s great that you believe in the bible, just remember that it was written by man and man has written some great stories.

I disagree with Donald,
Most of the aerospace innovations have come from government funded private companies anyway. I won’t go into details but look at the development of jet engines, which is just only one example of many more!

For people who don’t believe there is life out there, it’s hard to say. Statistically speaking the odds are against you, given the vastness of the universe. The vast maw of space is so large I think it’s statistically impossible there would not be life out there somewhere. As far as I’ve seen I haven’t seen anything on other dimensions life may live in (Really out there too I know : P ). I myself believe life is out there, so that’s my put on that subject.

Now on to something I think a few people touched on, don’t waste money on space, what about healthcare, poverty, etc…. Well, first off, stop blowing up a poor innocent country (and the majority of the people had no problems with us to begin with, Killing small numbers of people are what our CIA should be for…. but that’s another story) and we would have many billions to spend on more proactive defense measures, healthcare, poverty, and education. Next, let’s set our poor to work where they work for a living or they are cut off (Excluding people who are disabled or cannot work for a LEGITIMATE reason). I realize I am over-simplifying this A LOT, but again, another time another story. They would be able to finish their education as well. This would help free up some labor to work on other more worthy projects than just infrastructure and daily tasks.

What I would say is that if we re-worked the way the US does life and business and re-focused on the arts, sciences, and higher education, we would all be better off. We work too much as a society as it is. Many people are consumed by work and do not have enough time anymore for free thought (What truly sparks innovation). People are burnt out I think and that’s why people don’t care or dream big anymore. Whatever happened to a nation rallied behind a president almost 100% when he says we’re going to the moon?

I think exploring is part of the human spirit. Without it we don’t have discovery, and space is the answer. It truly is the final frontier, and it is our last hope. A project to go to the stars is not something that will be carried by one generation of patriots, but many generations, which is why we lack the fortitude anymore to do something as grand as forging into the heavens on a mission more divine than anything ever before. We simply lack the attention span it requires. Despite this, I still remain optimistic that one day I will be proven wrong, and the constitutions of the human race will prove to be up to the challenge. It will take a global effort, and I am one who would be willing to extend my hand to the bitterest of enemies if I knew it would lead humanity to such a grand endeavor. Would you?

For those concerned about costs, the Spitzer telescope was significantly less than a billion to design, program, build and launch. It will cost less than a hundred million to operate over the course of its operational lifetime.

Oh yes, and it should also be noted that these program are a vital part of our education. It is as critical to expand our base of knowledge as it is to cram all this infoation into the defective minds of your vermin offspring.

The Bible is also mute on the subjects of global warming, influenza, hula hoops, ball-point pens and presidential elections. Let’s not spend any money or time on these, either.

No! God is too weak to create life on other planets! He may not have created all the other planets. They aren’t listed in the Bible! Science can’t be right, so take all your facts and evidence and get out.

Seriously, life on other planets and the idea that there may be other planets that can support human life may be a great boon to humanity. Looking to the stars may give us technology and a more prosperous future for humanity. Too bad I won’t live long enough to see it.

if god exist…why he give an idea that exist an aliens???why he hidde from us???and tell me this…why every day 50 000 and more little kids is daying for food???in the Bible god with miracle create food…The religion it is only a big lie…the religion is invented by the people…we are not the first civilization in this planet…there are more in the past…and will have in the future…god dose not exist…and in a miliard galaxys i believe that exist life on other planets…we are not alone…contac with me on: vlatkomrsen@hotmail.com if you have anything to say…

Can we be so narrow minded as to think that with all that universe, we are alone..come on people. There has to be life somewhere else in the vastness of space. We are here and it is possible..

Oh, boy, here we go again with the “God this, god that” people. Well, ya know, the bible didn’t say anything about General Relativity, North America, or the atomic weight of carbon. Does that mean they don’t exist? Also missing is any reference to Uranus, other galaxies and planetary systems, black holes, neutron stars, DNA, bacteria, prions, or cosmic rays; so do they count? Of course life exists elsewhere-to think otherwise is arrogance that is truly cosmic in scale. Who in their right mind could even suggest that this entire Universe is here only for us? Oh, yeah; “those” people…

Hey everyone, just to clarify a few things you guys are throwing around about my plans:

1. Are you really arrogant and naive enough to think I created the heavens and the earth, and nothing else? Come on, gimme a break.

2. Those great stories in the bible? Yeah, stories, life lessons. Get a grip, honestly.

3. Why do you think I gave you all free will? You don’t HAVE to believe in me for me to exist. Aren’t I all about forgiveness and whatnot?

So to end, you guys take yourselves to seriously. I mean, you don’t honestly believe that out of the literally TRILLIONS of stars and planets that are out there that I wouldn’t sprinkle anything else out there? Look where humanity came from, and look where we are now.

Well, I’ll see you on the other side,

God

The reason i have 9 guns in my house. Is not for terrorists…but the Christain radicals are trying to take over the nation. I truly worry when the “thought police” will come to my door and take my children because I’m not teaching them “the Word of God”.

Research and Reason over Ignorance and Superstition.

When one lives in a box, that is their universe. He/she can not comprehend outside of it. Even those who have beautifully decorated boxes…they are still boxes. Living outside the box can be scary and may seem insecure at times, but to those truly brave ones, the exploration becomes the reward. To the Christian naysayers, first dinosaur bones were planted by God…right. Next, the earth is only 10,000 years old…how much evidence does one need to see this is not the case. Now, there is no life beyond earth??, give it up already and go back to your box. Best wishes to all!

One more thing about money, the 2007 US military budget was around $440-Billion. The NASA budget 1/20th at around $20 billion. Run the numbers 440B/200M-taxpayers = $2,200/taxpayer. 20B/200M-taxpayers = $100/taxpayer. Hummm, think all where learning about the universe is worth $8 bucks a month don’t you think??

What is really frustrating is that if we find life in another star system, we will only be able to speculate and conjecture about it, since there are no means of physically traversing these vast distances to investigate. Even Alpha Centauri would take more than 10, 000 years to reach with our fastest spacecraft.

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hey hey thought I would weigh in. Here is a theory I came up with recently. Maybe there isnt life on other planets. I used to think there was,infact I still do, but I did think of a theroy that could contracdict it.

Maybe we are the only ones because we are so lucky to have a planet on the cusp of the galaxy. We dont have to worry about merging systems or gravity pulling our solar system apart. Other planets naturally get sucked into the biggest planet (with the biggest gravatational pull), so solar systems, stars, and planted are always smashing into eachother. Life takes a long long long time to come together. The exact conditions, distance from the star etc. Maybe just maybe the other planets capable of bearing life for a short window of time didnt make it long enough for evolution to run its course. Maybe the planet was hit with a meteor or the gravity theory and there wasnt enough time for the civilization or life forms to develop the technology to save themselves.

I think its a viable theory, after reading up on it, if were’nt located were we are, earth would have been done along time ago, and we would have never existed.

I don’t care what ANYBODY says. I’ve seen two UFO’s in my life and KNOW they are real and not from this planet. I don’t know where they are from, but it’s not HERE.
And, I believe in a supreme creator. He created all, including the aliens.

You’ve ovbiously misread the bible. Don’t confuse allegory (of which the bible is full of) with fact.
The authors of the bible (even if he/they were divine) were not concerned with life elsewhere, they were discussing life on this planet.
The bible is a guidebook for humanity-how to live, prosper, and behave
on this planet. It never expressly states that we are the only beings in the universe.
I would suggest you learn to read between the lines when studying the bible, not take the whole thing literally.

telecom 68 and chris you are both obviously theo-centric. Ever talked to a Seventh Day Adventist? They will tell you there are a trillion worlds inhabited. The only thing supposedly unique about the one you’re walking on is that this is the supposed Christ’s home world so its got a bit better rank among the “worlds” of the universe. The bible itself says Earth will be exalted above all others. Back to your reading lessons.

And don’t be so sure there really is a “God.”

A former Christian turned Buddhist. Got tired of the Christian hate.

I will not question religion. The fact is that there are so many planets in the universe and thus with an extremely probablility that there is more life out there. The actual question is if our planet was formed, why can’t others do the same thing. The problem is, religious beliefs such as Telecom 68’s comment “Don’t waste our money or your time as there are no answers to ourter space” especially for someone who spelled incorrectly, would attempt to interrupt or get in the way of scientific research. Faith is faith and fact is fact, do not judge others upon their faith, but then again do not judge fact based upon faith.

-Taking upon the facts of god and quickly brushing the arguement aside shows that one must have fear? or hesitation upon such said subject.

To fully understand, one must take stands upon both sides. But such people as Telecom 68 will never understand. Ever, and thats fact.

Commenting upon such said person (Not holy/ divine figure)
“God” that made a comment on [March 23rd, 2008 10:30 am ET]

When Gallileo stated that the Earth is not the center of the universe, he was sentenced to life in house prison (or however you call it). Roughly 200 years later, they apologized after there was solid proof that the universe did not revolve around the Earth. Why “God” did you put this man in his house for the rest of his life, also taking the light from his eyes? (He became blind shortly after his imprisonent)

My second point i’d like to add:

Scientific research, it’s worth it. Why? Religion answers many questions, but how about why are there so many stars? Why are there so many other planets?

Research as it may seem answers these questions relatively well. I’m sure it’s much better than sitting next to a desk and reading a book that is based upon celestrial/divine aspects that “figuratively” exist in the Earths upper atmosphere.

If it wasn’t for such scientific research, i’m pretty sure that a lot more people would be tan these days. Why? Cause people would think that the sun was a god and would bow/kneel/grovel/pray before the sun, not the god. It’s a big world, the teachings of Christianity isn’t everywhere, or at least didn’t start everywhere.

Once again, I shall not question religion, but I will only ask that such people who do not understand the purpose and significance of scientific research to step aside. Or just stop posting upon open forums online.

Why research and explore our universe? Well scientists from different countries get along just fine… unlike the politicians…

Greg Akers

u are wrong the Bible contains NOT just storeies, it containes history. I want to tell you a good new. The earth will not last long.. God will come for His people, so u better be ready for His jugment.

Vlatko
Good question..Why every day 50 000 and more little kids is daying for food??? it is showing the the evil things does exist.

1700 degrees? So you mean, like here in about four more years?

don`t exist any god and any davil…we are liaing our selfs 2000 years that god exist…where is it?give me a photo from him…?in every “GOD HOUSE” it is a diffrent picture from him…the planet Earth has a possibilites to have a life form like animals people…we just have a “more brain” we are intellegent people…sorry for my English…in this universe has a more planets that exist life on it…maybe not intellegent maybe intellegent…but im sure that exist…and we are not childrens of god…we are childrens of mother nature…again sorry for my english…

How this blog ever got turned into a God/Creation discussion, I’ll never know, but maybe we should all re-read the entire article again, and look at this from a purely scientific point of view! Is there life out there, yes, but beyond our Solar System, we probably won’t know for a thousand years or never if we destroy the human race before then.

I’ve re-read the article as you suggested Mr. Spock. The Hubble has detected water and Methane on a distant planet that orbits it’s sun very closly.
At 1700 degrees F. the water would be vapor. Perhaps they’re wrong about the distant between the two.
Perhaps the water evaporates early in the day then condenses and liquifies over night. Can life exist under these conditons? ‘Yes!
There are shrimp in the desert southwest that dry up and appear dead until rain water fills whatever depression they are in,then they re-hydrate and thrive for a little while at least until the water evaporates again. If it can happen here it can happen there.
Isn’t methane a by-product of decaying organic matter? If so then it’s very presence would suggest that at least alge could exist. Perhaps there are some sort of shrimp like creatures that eat alge on the planet. Not very advanced but life none the less.

According to the artical astronomers have found about 300 planets in 13 years, thats 23 new worlds a year. With the billions of suns and extra-solar plants out there we need to launch a fleet of space telescopes to even scratch the surface in our search. But if they can prove that the planet in the article has life then maybe life in space is much more common than we think it is.1 in 300 are pretty good odds when you look at the vastness of space or maybe they just lucky on this one.

Donald, well said, but understand this, we “might” be able to detect proof of life though spectroscopy of a planet’s atmosphere, but it will be many hundreds of years before we can see for ourselves either robotic or manned, warp drive I’m afraid will not happen in the 23rd century, and space is a big BIG place. Right now it would take 10,000 years to get to Alpha Centauri. Yes I do believe life is out there, we just can’t prove it, only speculate…and dream.

this is so cool! because i will able to see new planets that we have not heared before and i want to name one. image a planet is like the ones in dragon ball z now that will be fun!

How do you know god really exists?
Bacteria and micro-organisms have been found that shows something?

obviously these people are stupid. and there brains havent evolved yet to understand religion doesnt explain crap anymore. OBVISOULY THERE IS LIFE ON EARTH THERE IS LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS. EVERYTHING IN THIS UNI VERSE IS A CYCLE. and aliens have already crashed on earth made contact wtih our gov’t and others. you people are simple minded. but its ok everyting will change in teh next 20 years when people find out oh there really is life on other planets wow. religion isnt shit..CUZ GOD ISNT REAL IF U BELIEVE IN GOD. U MIGHT AS WEL BELIEVE IN TEH TOOTH FAIRY OR SNATA CLAUSE

why do people WANT to find life on other planets? - like how would it help us? xx

how do you know that all the stuff you wrote is true? have you ever visited a planet before?and do you like to talk about planets are you comfortable talking about this topic that you are doing has it effected you in any way oh i forgot a question what planet is your favorite mine is Pluto but that isn’t a planet any more it’s a dwarf planet so maybe i would pick Venus.

SO U MEAN TO TELL ME ITS A BUDGET THING GOOD COVER UP SEE SOLAR SYSTEMS ARE LIGHT YEARS AWAY BUT BYE MOVING FAST THRU THIS SPACE WE CALL SPACE WILL CAUSE A MOTION CALLED TIME TRAVEL WICH MEANS IN A MILLION BILLION YEARS LATER A FORM OF LIFE WILL LIVE DUE TO STABLER CONDITIONS THREW TIME THREW TIME TRAVEL THEN THEREFOR IF SUCH MACHINES HAVE BEN BUILD DOES THE CREW GO OLD AT RAPID SPEEDS OR DO THEY REACH A FUTURE STATE OF SPACE WERE EXISTINCE IS NOT A MYTH BUT AN REALITY…. BUILD A METERIAL STRONG ENUFF TO TRAVEL AT SPEEDS THAT WILL GENARATE A HEAT MOTION THIS POWERFUL AND YOU SHALL HAVE YOUR INDIANA JONES…LOL…km

The manual to fix a computer lies in the instruction booklet it comes with - the Creator of the computer has all the answers right?

The paintings that we view in museums, some of those at times that dont make sense can be explained by the painter - the Creator of the painting knows what it means right?

A building, any building has blueprints of its initial design - the creator of that building knows of all the properties that makes it stand right?

Humans, living beings on earth have a maker who is God -God’s instruction manual for life is the Holy Bible - in Genesis it doesnt say God made Adam and eve and big oval headed creatures with almond eyes.

How else can we know hoe to function wohtout instructions from the maker Himself?

Have you ever stopped to think that all these beautiful stars and planets exist - JUST to give glory to the living God.

Psalm 33:6 says: By the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

That is explanation enough as to why these stars exist - God made the universe by His breath - maybe you should try asking Him why He made it so.

I am blown away by how big the universe is - even more so at the greatness of God that He holds it all in the palm of his hand… and He truly does care about us.

The funny thing is, we all argue this and that, theres no God, yes theres a God, but one day the world will see what is really the truth there is no denying that for sure.

I am priviliged to be called to know the big God of all the universe and that he is mindful of little dots liek us - mindful to save us, not to destroy us - God oesnt show us the judgement due to us because of our terrible sin, instead he shows unmerited favour - grace and mercy.

I cant wait to dwell with Him in heaven and experince first hand the majestic power of the One who made all these beautiful beautiful stars.

Life in other planets may exist. We do not know as of today, but the possibility is still there. Humans currently do not know the answers to many things, but humans keep on striving for change. There are lots of plane