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[Occams Razor]

TheMacGuffin, on 07 September 2012 - 03:02 PM, said:

As usual, the civilian scientists just don't know that it already has been discovered, or more correctly that it discovered us a long time ago,

Prof Rees, unlike John Searle is a real, respected, astrophysicist and cosmologist. Compare their CVs. Civilian scientists are often called in to advise the military. Prof Rees has been a NATO advisor. Oppenheimer and co were civilian scientists called in to start the Manhattan Project. Get a grip McG.

[kellinor]

aliens are live iv seen to spaceships and with a friend it didnt look like any u.s aircraft

[Sweetpumper]

kellinor, on 25 September 2012 - 01:29 AM, said:

aliens are live iv seen to spaceships and with a friend it didnt look like any u.s aircraft

Don't leave us hanging.

[DONTEATUS]

Sweetpumper, on 25 September 2012 - 06:10 PM, said:

Don't leave us hanging.

I guess were  going to be a hung jury on that one Sweet ?

[hybrid33]

We're the youngest solar system that exists as fas as we know. By now we should have been contacted by other life. We have not and perhaps that's because they don't feel we're ready.

[psyche101]

TheMacGuffin, on 09 September 2012 - 04:28 AM, said:

Now that's the most sensible thing I've heard all day, aside from my own posts of course!

Holy crap. You found that comforting? I found it somewhat disturbing!!!

[badeskov]

hybrid888, on 09 October 2012 - 11:12 AM, said:

We're the youngest solar system that exists as fas as we know. By now we should have been contacted by other life. We have not and perhaps that's because they don't feel we're ready.

This is not quite correct. Our solar system is ~4.6 billion years old and typically stars are estimated on average to be between 1 and 10 billion years old (oldest I believe is some 13 billion years). Here is a list of some of the stars with confirmed or possible planets with age listed and it is noted that we are pretty much smack in the middle, age wise.

Cheers,
Badeskov

Edited for typo and extra words.

Edited by badeskov, 10 October 2012 - 05:14 AM.

[psyche101]

hybrid888, on 09 October 2012 - 11:12 AM, said:

We're the youngest solar system that exists as fas as we know. By now we should have been contacted by other life. We have not and perhaps that's because they don't feel we're ready.

Badeskov is completely correct.


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