Sargon
Terrarian
Who knows? Our Earth is a proof that there can be life in other parts of the universe. Still, no empirical evidence suggest that this is actually the case. There are some mathematical speculations and calculations but they are ineffective as long there are just us as a proof. Statistically speaking, one cannot generalize from one observation.
What if there is no alien life in the lifespan of human beings but there has been in the past or will be in the future? What if the alien life forms are just primitive bacteria and none of it is at least as intelligent as us? Even if there are intelligent beings at the same time as us, it is possible that we can't connect to because of technological differences. Perhaps the aliens are living their stone age while we are living in our 21st century (and this doesn't make them any dumber than us). After all, our stone age lasted for thousands of years and our modern era started in the 20th century. It is also possible that natural disasters killed them or they destroyed themselves with weapons of mass destruction.
Maybe our technology will never be able to investigate this matter much further. I hope this will not be the case.
What if there is no alien life in the lifespan of human beings but there has been in the past or will be in the future? What if the alien life forms are just primitive bacteria and none of it is at least as intelligent as us? Even if there are intelligent beings at the same time as us, it is possible that we can't connect to because of technological differences. Perhaps the aliens are living their stone age while we are living in our 21st century (and this doesn't make them any dumber than us). After all, our stone age lasted for thousands of years and our modern era started in the 20th century. It is also possible that natural disasters killed them or they destroyed themselves with weapons of mass destruction.
Maybe our technology will never be able to investigate this matter much further. I hope this will not be the case.