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Is it possible that life exists beyond our planet? Do we require proof of that? Scientifically speaking...there is NO life beyond this planet. Am I correct in that presumption? We have no evidence to make a claim, therefor life does not exist beyond our planet. But life COULD exist beyond our planet, and mathematically speaking it really should. Planets would be more common than stars, and moons even more common than planets.
“The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.” - Carl Sagan
Science would never conclude that "there is NO life beyond this planet." Just because the science doesn't have the evidence that life exists elsewhere doesn't mean that it doesn't. It's a big universe out there and we can only see a small sliver of it....and new planets and solar systems are constantly being discovered. Some may even have the potential for life.
Scientifically speaking, the odds of no life beyond this planet approaches 0.
Is it possible that life exists beyond our planet? Do we require proof of that? Scientifically speaking...there is NO life beyond this planet. Am I correct in that presumption?
Unfortunately, I doubt you and I will be around to see intelligent alien life discovered. :[ I know you aren't saying this, but I think it's a bit silly for anyone to say we are the only life in the milky way galaxy, let alone the entire universe. I can't even comprehend that thinking considering how massive the universe it.
That is kind of my point. Science does not conclude there is no life beyond this planet. But to say that it does not exist is ALSO incorrect. Would that be correct?
That is kind of my point. Science does not conclude there is no life beyond this planet. But to say that it does not exist is ALSO incorrect. Would that be correct?
No, because that presumption is based on a logical fallacy that unfortunately is excruciatingly common in forums like DP.Is it possible that life exists beyond our planet? Do we require proof of that? Scientifically speaking...there is NO life beyond this planet. Am I correct in that presumption?
Unfortunately, I doubt you and I will be around to see intelligent alien life discovered. :[ I know you aren't saying this, but I think it's a bit silly for anyone to say we are the only life in the milky way galaxy, let alone the entire universe. I can't even comprehend that thinking considering how massive the universe it.
I know what you mean about comprehending but when I read that the number of stars in the universe is approximately equal to the number of grains of sand on all the Earths beaches I got a better idea of the massive size it must be to hold all those suns.
And that's not even considering the vast distances between stars!
No, because that presumption is based on a logical fallacy that unfortunately is excruciatingly common in forums like DP.
Argumentum ad Ignorantiam
No, because that presumption is based on a logical fallacy that unfortunately is excruciatingly common in forums like DP.
Argumentum ad Ignorantiam
Science requires observable evidence. And as far as I know, they don't have it yet. But considering they've only been looking for a short time in the scheme of things...and our technology is still pretty limited, it's way too early to rule out the possiblity. After all, we exist...so it is possible. Eco mentioned the odds, but I don't know if he was correct or not.
Would the same concept be applicable to a God then?
Yes.Is it possible that life exists beyond our planet?
Proof of the possibility? No, not really. There are probably around 50 sextillion habitable planets in the universe.Do we require proof of that?
Yes, I think it does. But then religion doesn't require observable evidence to believe God exists, whereas science does.
Is it possible that life exists beyond our planet? Do we require proof of that? Scientifically speaking...there is NO life beyond this planet. Am I correct in that presumption? We have no evidence to make a claim, therefor life does not exist beyond our planet. But life COULD exist beyond our planet, and mathematically speaking it really should. Planets would be more common than stars, and moons even more common than planets.
Gödel's theorem doesn't have much, if anything, to do with calculating probabilities. It illustrates how a formal logic that is capable of generating arithmetic will either be consistent or complete, but cannot be both.Godel's Incompleteness Theorem
Gödel's theorem doesn't have much, if anything, to do with calculating probabilities. It illustrates how a formal logic that is capable of generating arithmetic will either be consistent or complete, but cannot be both.
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