Do you believe that there is intelligent life on other planets?

It seems rather likely.

Easily; once on mars. Unquestionably in a universe with 'galaxies like grains of sand'.

I don't know. I'll answer when there is scientific proof.

Of course, they did find bacteria on Mars. So I suppose I could say yes, because I like the way bacteria thinks.

I don't discount the possibility, but to believe it without any evidence would be like buying into some old white dude sitting On High was going to judge me some day.

there has to be, b/c there certainly isn't on this one and i had to come from SOMEWHERE

I think of everyone as God's of their own planet. I expected some intelligence on your's.

Yes: I think it's quite possible and indeed even likely that something as complex as an amoeba exists elsewhere in our solar system; that more complex life exists in our galaxy; and that sentient life exists in the universe. I don't particularly think the latter is anywhere nearby, and I'd be surprised if we found any in my lifetime.

phi: Am I to take it then, that you believe in a purely unguided form of evolution through random selection and survival, in which the opportunity to form self-conscious is life is an extremely low probability.
I bet you didn't know there are three form of life on this material plane: open cell biological, closed cell biological, and mineral.
The mineral form is replete with proteins and DNA. One form, Sulfolobus Solfataricus, discovered near naples italy in 1977, requires no sun or carbon!, loves sulfur & hydrogen, withstands heat to 88c/190f, and has great acid resistance. Genetically manipulated variants of this volcanic 'rock' are used in human DNA testing and digesting other carbohydrates into commercial fructose. JPL (jet propulsion lab), which some of you would think of as NASA, send strains of this to propagate on other planet in our own solar system. In light of this, it seem's highly probable, and certainly plausible that we were in fact 'terraformed' (like the Genesis project in a star-trek movie) by something called the ben-ben stone, a crystal that fell from the sky and is guarded in the temple of phoenix, beneath the sphinx. JPL has studies posted on propagating via asteroid belts. They are also working now on the GRB (Gamma Ray Burst) project which simulates within our solar system GRB's witnessed on an intergalactic scale. The purpose of this is to study the contraction of time. I have a 1964 Mariner data handbook at my side which clocks solar flux at 8 times the speed of light. In other words your college physics courses in which they said nothing travels faster than light is somewhat retro.
In light of all this, I'd say the odds are quite high that intelligent life exists elsewhere, and that within our life time we will send it elsewhere, even if we don't get any reports of it elsewhere.
I like that word; prop-a-gate.

Probably not in this Galaxy. The odds are against it. But as for beyond the Milky Way (eyes wander towards the stars in a Carl Saganesque gaze)...

Hell, I don't even believe there is intelligent life on *this* planet!

I wouldn't be surprised.

jaff - LOL

Yes, what I don't believe is that they fly over here in little saucers and make crop circles and abduct trailer trash. Oh right, that would be the unintelligent life on other planets, never mind.

Sure.

I like adam's theory that we are the result of intergalactic ships full of phone repairman & hair dressers that went off course, though they were never intended to reach that civilisations new colony either.

K_R: Don't forget the Management Consultants!

Please, allow us to repress memories.

It may not have any scientific grounding, but I like it and it sticks in my mind for some reason:

"And, remember when you're feeling very small and insecure, how amazingly unlikely is your birth. And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space, cos there's bugger all down here on Earth."

Monty Python's Meaning of Life.

And keep em laughing as you go, cause remember that the last laugh is on you.

I believe it. That doesn't make it so.

If there is they certenly are avoding Earth!

yes, but the speed of light is a real dog

What, 186,000 miles per second isn't fast enough for you?

Dang, I thought it was 186k 'feet'/s. Now those daily weathar reports of interplanetary solar proton & electron fluxes at 400-600 km/sec aren't quite as impressive now.
But if you want to check it out anyhow visit http://sel.noaa.gov/~narge/speed.html or http://www.sec.noaa.gov/today.html for todays space weathar.

It just makes it hard to have any kind of meaningful contact with intelligent life on any planets. Yes, I think they're out there, but the speed of light makes the question kind of moot.

Yes, I must believe there is intelligent life out there somewhere. It sure isn't here!

Yes i have to belive in life on other planets (just look a people like celion deion now she is a strang person)

i here you dude, i can't belive she does so good hear on urth.

*laffs*
*snorks*
*makes generally obnoxious sounds*

*Schnork, Gorf-Gorf*

No, because I came from Saturn, and I'm not intellegent

Apparently not, or you'd have realized that just because your other planet isn't intelligent, doesn't necessarily indicate the same of others.

*Zoink* *Narf* - oh no.. I'm turning into Pinky!! *Poiyt*

Whether there is or is not, was or was not, or will or will not be, life on other planets outside of this solar system, is entirely a moot point; it is astronomically unlikely that we will ever even learn of each other's existence, never mind encounter one another.

I think we have pretty much proven that there isn't any *in* the solar system.

Same thing we do everyday Pinky. Make plans to take over the world.

"Are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
"I think so Brain, but where are we going to find a shop that sells edible underwear at this time of night?"

"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
"I think so Brain, but where are we going to find a duck and rubber hose at this time of night?"

I don't think we know enough to answer this one way or the other.

Seem like a lot of wasted space if there is no other life out there.