It seems reasonable that there must be other intelligent life forms somewhere in the vastness of space. But because it seems reasonable doesn’t mean it’s actually true.
It would be cool, though if some friendly ETs dropped by Earth for a visit. I just hope they wouldn’t want “to serve man” in the Twilight Zone sense.
I never did buy that “The universe is too big for us to be the only life” argument — when we’ve actually demonstrated what it takes for life to form apart from biological reproduction, THEN we’ll be able to understand.
Grandpa nailed it. We’re just not considered sufficiently educated to be able to handle extraterrestrial life. They are waiting until we reach a level of intelligence that will accept new life forms without prejudice and fear. Not happening any time soon.
I like to do a thought experiment. I pretend that I am a boy/girl/whatever scout from the planet Zarg and I want to get my merit badge in primitive cultures. So the scoutmaster arranges for the troop to visit Earth.
When you look at our society from the outside, it looks a lot different. Some of the things we do are tragic, some a comic and many are just plain arbitrary.
Having spent little time on Zarg itself, I am not sure that I can see ourselves as well as others see us.
seanfear 2 months ago
and their wait gonna be LONG
Yakety Sax 2 months ago
Nice art in this one.
oldpine52 2 months ago
Maybe they only make contact with intelligent beings.
Qiset 2 months ago
Maybe they are limited by the laws of physics.
olds_cool63 2 months ago
That’s gonna be a loooooooong wait!
Kaputnik 2 months ago
It seems reasonable that there must be other intelligent life forms somewhere in the vastness of space. But because it seems reasonable doesn’t mean it’s actually true.
It would be cool, though if some friendly ETs dropped by Earth for a visit. I just hope they wouldn’t want “to serve man” in the Twilight Zone sense.
MayCauseBurns 2 months ago
“Mostly harmless”
PraiseofFolly 2 months ago
“I seen one of them flying saucthers
Ev’ry thing they say in the papers’s true
I seen one of them flying saucthers —
I’m scared of them things, ain’t you?”
— Norm Crosby, imitating a young boy
happyinvenice23 2 months ago
No harm! They couldn’t be any worse than the wannabe dicktators we have!!!
cracker65 2 months ago
Beem me up Scotty
Steverino Premium Member 2 months ago
“Beam me up, Scotty. There’s no intelligent life down here”.
kartis 2 months ago
The aliens are likely araid we will eat them. I would stay away too.
DaBump Premium Member 2 months ago
I never did buy that “The universe is too big for us to be the only life” argument — when we’ve actually demonstrated what it takes for life to form apart from biological reproduction, THEN we’ll be able to understand.
Huckleberry Hiroshima 2 months ago
Avoidance is a sign of great intelligence in life out there. It’s also a sign of vast distance.
sandpiper 2 months ago
Grandpa nailed it. We’re just not considered sufficiently educated to be able to handle extraterrestrial life. They are waiting until we reach a level of intelligence that will accept new life forms without prejudice and fear. Not happening any time soon.
timinwsac Premium Member 2 months ago
Maybe we are them. What started out as a three hour tour several hundred thousand years ago……..
DawnQuinn1 2 months ago
If they are looking for intelligence, they should have kept going. No intelligence on this planet. Just look how humans are destroying it.
wndflower1 2 months ago
they just lock their doors and pass on by.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 2 months ago
In that case
HERE I AM GUYS.
dflak 2 months ago
I like to do a thought experiment. I pretend that I am a boy/girl/whatever scout from the planet Zarg and I want to get my merit badge in primitive cultures. So the scoutmaster arranges for the troop to visit Earth.
When you look at our society from the outside, it looks a lot different. Some of the things we do are tragic, some a comic and many are just plain arbitrary.
Having spent little time on Zarg itself, I am not sure that I can see ourselves as well as others see us.
Alberta Oil Premium Member 2 months ago
Or… we are all part of a futuristic game of Minecraft played by some allian teens.
mindjob 2 months ago
Soon it will be humans who won’t be making contact with aliens
andersjg Premium Member 2 months ago
We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet.
Stephen Hawking
ragsarooni 2 months ago
They’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting…..they must be an incredibly patient bunch……
Munch 2 months ago
Face it. Right now we’re a fly by planet.
cuzinron47 2 months ago
Maybe they have and their scouting report has made it clear that this is not a friendly place.
SallyLin 2 months ago
They lock their doors when they fly past earth.
monya_43 2 months ago
We hope they would be like ET and not like some vandalistic vicious biker type hoard of orcs.
wildlandwaters 2 months ago
note to aliens: don’t hold yer breath!
raybarb44 2 months ago
Got a long wait for that to happen ….
StoicLion1973 2 months ago
Based on the Fermi Paradox, sentient species may be exceedingly rare.
Strawberry King 2 months ago
They’re gonna be waiting a LONG time.
jensensteve165 2 months ago
There is intelligent life on Earth, but I’m only visiting…
dflak 2 months ago
Beam me up, Scotty. There’s no intelligent life down here.
andrew.scharnhorst 2 months ago
“I did say they were ‘intelligent beings’ … "