Do you believe that we are alone in this universe?
2•SERSI-S•31m ago
I often think about this every afternoon, as I watch the sunset and pause for a moment to wonder, “What’s out there? Why is Earth the only place inhabited by living creatures?” That feeling keeps coming back, like something that constantly weighs on my heart. Is it really true that there are no other beings out there living just like us?
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PaulHoule•8m ago
Almost as a matter of religious faith I’d say the universe is so vast and planets so common in the aggregate that there must be life, especially in single-cell form, in other habitats.
The reason it is not like Star Wars or Known Space or something is that interstellar travel is very hard, probably not quite impossible, but I would not bet that our civilization would accomplish it on any timescale.
PaulHoule•8m ago
The reason it is not like Star Wars or Known Space or something is that interstellar travel is very hard, probably not quite impossible, but I would not bet that our civilization would accomplish it on any timescale.