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If there is sentient life in the universe,it must be a long ways away. It's awesome to realize that even traveling at the speed of light, we don'treally get very far. You would have to travel at 186,000 miles per second for about four years to get to the nearest star in our universe (other than the sunof course). The distances are awe inspiring.Although I am a creationist I don't see any logical problem with the idea that intelligent life could exist inanother universe. I wonder though what mode of transportation we could hope to use in order to find each other in the vastness of space. I really like therelative sizes of the planets and stars at the beginning of this thread. Our little planet is certainly not very impressive relative to many of the bodies inthe universe.---mike<br><br>PS I believe scientists in the field have changed their minds regarding Pluto. I think we're back to only eight planets.<br>
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<br>How about this?<br>Can it be? <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/roll.gif" alt="image"><br><br><br><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyzIau5dBao&feature=player_embedded">Where we are</a></strong>
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Great read everyone! I love this debate <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif"><p>"Life" ? Is it? Or isn't it? That! Is the Question!? <img src="http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/images/smilies/buttkick.gif"> We are such small things!!!! Nothing much really, and out there in the vastunknown, its scary I know! <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif"></p><p>Ooh, silly little humans, Still down here are we, hard at it on what now? Still working on them fossil fuel cars we say? <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif"> Oh my! We (human beings?)should be collectively working</p><p>to improve Terra Firma (yes! on solid war(less) ground would be nice too) and save its remaining very rare and beautiful outer space "scienceprojects" that live here within it. Worthy are we?</p><p>I Donno? Personally I do hope we are, but the jury is indeed still out on that case!! <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif"></p><p>Truth is, we have so so much to learn! I hope WE TRULY GET IT SOME DAY., Do you hear what I'm saying fellow carb units?</p><p>As for the serious space talk, well I must say I miss Carl Sagan very much RIP <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/frown.gif"></p><p>He was such a wonderful teacher of us "star dust" creations, and yes, quite a decent human being too! To quote him: Billions and Billions!</p><p>I'm going to watch "Contact" now! <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif"><img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif"></p><p>Lance</p>
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<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">Spoilersnut wrote:</strong> <hr> Great read everyone! I love this debate <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif" alt="image"><p>"Life" ? Is it? Or isn't it? That! Is the Question!? <img src="http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/images/smilies/buttkick.gif" alt="image"> We are such small things!!!! Nothing much really, and out there in the vast unknown, its scary I know! <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif" alt="image"></p> <p>Ooh, silly little humans, Still down here are we, hard at it on what now? Still working on them fossil fuel cars we say? <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif" alt="image"> Oh my! We (human beings?) should be collectively working</p> <p>to improve Terra Firma (yes! on solid war(less) ground would be nice too) and save its remaining very rare and beautiful outer space "science projects" that live here within it. Worthy are we?</p> <p>I Donno? Personally I do hope we are, but the jury is indeed still out on that case!! <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif" alt="image"></p> <p>Truth is, we have so so much to learn! I hope WE TRULY GET IT SOME DAY., Do you hear what I'm saying fellow carb units?</p> <p>As for the serious space talk, well I must say I miss Carl Sagan very much RIP <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/frown.gif" alt="image"></p> <p>He was such a wonderful teacher of us "star dust" creations, and yes, quite a decent human being too! To quote him: Billions and Billions!</p> <p>I'm going to watch "Contact" now! <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif" alt="image"><img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif" alt="image"></p> <p>Lance</p></blockquote><br><br>Damn Lance....... I gotta hoist some rum with you sometime and go over all of this!!
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<blockquote> Damn Lance....... I gotta hoist some rum with you sometime and go over all of this!!</blockquote><br><br>Ya, that will improve the debate...<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif" alt="image">
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Breathe in... breathe out... feel the life energy... where does it come from? What's to have to "know" with the mind what can be experienced byjust taking a breath?<br><br>It's all one.<br><br>I have no more to say.
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<blockquote> Damn Lance....... I gotta hoist some rum with you sometime and go over all of this!!</blockquote><blockquote> Ya, that will improve the debate...</blockquote><p><img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif"> Okay! But The days of Rum & Coke are long gone over for me!! So it wouldn't improve the debate <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif"> It'll have to be a Coke and a Smile forme my man! <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/chevyhoney/beerdrinking.gif"> Agreed! <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/chevyhoney/Handshake.gif"></p><p>Besides-- I'd rather be "clear headed" on debates of the universe don't ya know! It boggles the mind ALL by itself! No help is neededthere! <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif"></p><p>Lance</p>
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<blockquote> <p><img height="20" src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_thumbsup.gif" width="20" alt="image"><img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif" alt="image"> Okay! But The days of Rum & Coke are long gone over for me!! So it wouldn't improve the debate <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif" alt="image"> It'll have to be a Coke and a Smile for me my man! <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/chevyhoney/beerdrinking.gif" alt="image"> Agreed! <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/chevyhoney/Handshake.gif" alt="image"></p> <p>Besides-- I'd rather be "clear headed" on debates of the universe don't ya know! It boggles the mind ALL by itself! No help is needed there! <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif" alt="image"></p></blockquote><p><br><img height="20" src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_thumbsup.gif" width="20" alt="image"><br><br>Life really can be fun, informative and very interesting, especially when debating, without drinking booze...really!<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif" alt="image"><br><br>WTG Lance.</p>
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Loved the original post, too. I had a 3 inch refractor telescope when I was a kid so I studied up on this stuff a bit. One piece of info that stuck with meover the years was that Antares (the red super giant in the constellation Scorpio) would stretch out past the orbit of Mars if placed into our solarsystem---ToM
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Ya know my mom instilled in me pretty young the wonder of the stars and the planets above. Later on Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, The NG and then VoyagerSeries gave me (us) a look at what is INDEED POSSIBLE, and possibly what awaits us. All sorts of life forms to seek out, some good, some bad and the trulyhorrible things just like us are likely Out There oooooooh Noooooo! All for us to meet, If, a big freaking IF! But if someday, we can come together as oneplanet, one people and pool our minds, bodies in the right direction and then venture out there, really out there! Why not explore more into the boundlessunknown of the universe. Its worth the investment I say! Aaaaaahhh but yes, to dream! A NuT in more ways tha onE! <img src="http://mmb.maverick.to/images/smilies/coco.gif"> Guilty! I'm always the"dreamer RV traveler" in mind, body and sole! And I do it for a living! <img src="http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/images/smilies/banana.gif"><p>But for now in the meantime we can ALL simply look up and truly marvel at the stars... And yes!</p><p>Make that wish if you like please, Heck, we sure do, especially now, we're in Laughlin gambling heavy!!!!! <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/tongue.gif"><img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif"><img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif"></p><p>Wish for us to win so won't you pleeze! <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_freak.gif"> ... ... Okay! Back to topic heh! <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif"></p><p>Lance</p>
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