"We are being visited."

[Etienne]

Aliens exist. The size of the universe pretty much guarantee that.

Now wether they've visited us? I highly doubt so. The odds are pretty low, if you think about it - There's a lot of planets, and we've only been broadcasting for about, what, a hundred years? Radio waves only travel at light speed, after all.

[August]

Originally Posted by Etienne

Aliens exist. The size of the universe pretty much guarantee that.

Now wether they've visited us? I highly doubt so. The odds are pretty low, if you think about it - There's a lot of planets, and we've only been broadcasting for about, what, a hundred years? Radio waves only travel at light speed, after all.

And not all that far before their signal attenuates to background noise levels.

[Blacklight]

Their theory that the govenrment is hiding something is porever safe. If the government HAS no information on it.. they'll just keep accusing them of hiding it.
This whole thing comes accross as illogical to me. If the US government is hiding stuff on UFO's does this mean that the US is the only country being visited ? If not, you'd have to believe that all the world's governments have information on UFO's. Now governments also have a tough time keeping stuff secret, especially when ALL governments have access to the information. SOMEONE is going to blab. I'm sorry. I just don't see anything being hidden. This is a case of a few organizations trying to make a fast buck by selling books and getting grants and donations. The whole UFO Government Coverup thing is a HUGE moneymaker for a lot of people.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by Blacklight

Their theory that the govenrment is hiding something is porever safe. If the government HAS no information on it.. they'll just keep accusing them of hiding it.
This whole thing comes accross as illogical to me. If the US government is hiding stuff on UFO's does this mean that the US is the only country being visited ? If not, you'd have to believe that all the world's governments have information on UFO's. Now governments also have a tough time keeping stuff secret, especially when ALL governments have access to the information. SOMEONE is going to blab. I'm sorry. I just don't see anything being hidden. This is a case of a few organizations trying to make a fast buck by selling books and getting grants and donations. The whole UFO Government Coverup thing is a HUGE moneymaker for a lot of people.

Well posited. I tend to agree. Of course, there are those who have come forward and claim to have been involved, though they never really have proof. I suppose it is possible that there could be a coverup if the proof is very limited, though.

[Tchocky]

Edgar D. Mitchell, who made the longest moonwalk in history

Now there's a dance competition I could watch :P

[TDK1044]

We have proof that beings from the planet teleprompter were instrumental in getting him elected.

[Skybird]

Well said, Platapus. I also confess to "I do not know". Any theory and probability calculation saying howlikely or unlikely life in the universe, or visits on Earth, are, is simply this: theory. It could be. Or not. We just do not know for sure, and no probability calculation will change that.

Or in the language of quantum physics, the wave function still has not collapsed. We are like the scientist in front of Schroedinger's box who still has not opened it to see if the cat is still alive, or not.

[TDK1044]

Oh, I have no doubt at all that we have been visited. I saw a UFO up close and personal in the Summer of 1989. I was only about 500 feet from this thing and I knew exactly what it was.

It's a personal experience though. Impossible to prove. Even if I'd shot video of it, there would have been accusations that I'd faked it somehow.

In the end, it's just an incredible personal experience.

[Biggles]

Originally Posted by Etienne

Aliens exist. The size of the universe pretty much guarantee that.

Now wether they've visited us? I highly doubt so. The odds are pretty low, if you think about it - There's a lot of planets, and we've only been broadcasting for about, what, a hundred years? Radio waves only travel at light speed, after all.

Pretty much what he said. For me, their existance is pretty much obvious in the terms of logic. But visiting? No.

[Task Force]

Well you see they tryed visiting once... but found no sign of intelegence.

[longam]

I have proof

[Blacklight]

[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/BLACKL%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]I have proof

And he can save you a lot of money if you switch to Geico !!

Aliens Exist: Yes
Aliens Visit Earth: Nope
Aliens look anything like us:Nope

Probability of a fanatic religious group gaining power and enslaving the aliens should they visit earth by claiming they don't look like us therefore aren't sentient: 85.3%

Probability of world war due to aliens landing in say Russia and USA nuking Russia because America thinks that Russia now has technology that could threaten them. : 94:5%

Probability of war with Aliens should they land on earth: 74.3%

[Letum]

Originally Posted by Rilder

Aliens look anything like us:Nope

Don't be so sure about that.
It may well be the case that only bi-peds with highly prehensile hands have
a high chance of developing as complex intelligence as us.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Task Force

Well you see they tryed visiting once... but found no sign of intelegence.

Obviously....if it was your school spelling book that they read