Alien Abduction meeeting in Brighton

[Triggaaar]

It's highly, highly unlikely that life exists elsewhere

Given the number of stars out there i would argue that actually it is highly likely that life exists elsewhere.

Indeed, I also have to disagree with you Nibble. I'd be amazed if there was no life elsewhere.

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

Second post, if I was a gambling man I could have cleaned up!

This

 

[OzMike]

Well, yes, there is an argument for both to a degree. I am firmly in the unlikely camp for reasons that have been discussed on here ad nauseum but I can see arguments for both. The main gist of my argument is that nothing would surprise me if proof was presented.

I'm with that, until it taps me on the shoulder..............................

 

[Nibble]

Like I say, nothing would surprise me but the exact conditions for life are so specific it is unlikely to be replicated...unless...life took on a completely, as yet unimagined form. In fact much of earth itself is unable to support life. But that is a long discussion more suited to when I'm blazed. For now I'm sticking with evil green men climbing down space ladders into our brains and cupping our balls.

 

[Triggaaar]

I'm with that, until it taps me on the shoulder..............................

But it won't tap you on the shoulder. It will stealthy insert itself up your rectum, and make its way to your brain, where it will take full control, and you'll be none the wiser. If it hasn't already that is.

 

[Guinness Boy]

And this is the reason why nobody listens to anything he has to say. He just finds a situation, hears a conspiracy THEORY, and accepts it as fact. And he calls the rest of us sheep. It's quite bizarre. I wonder how many drugs he took when he was younger, my guess is quite a few.

My guess is he's still on 'em.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Again, how do you KNOW this? How is it a FACT?

I'll have to agree with your previous post, very hard to reason with someone who presents hypothesis and theories as facts, then basically ridicules anyone who doesn't accept these as facts, even if you might accept them as theoretical concepts.

What is really interesting is [MENTION=20045]hybrid_x[/MENTION] use of the theory of 'cognitive dissonance'. If anything, it is this theory that would explain why an individual who believes in say conspiracy theories tends to believe all conspiracy theories, and many other non mainstream theories, connecting them all together in effect. Cognitive dissonance theory is about one's desire to connect all our beliefs together so that we don't create any contradictions or inconsistencies with our thought processes.

I'd say mystery is to be investigated, explored and enjoyed whether through theoretical science, fiction, rational thought, the only thing to be mocked is the belief in these things as unquestionable fact.

 

[Nibble]

I thought the film from a couple of years back Dark Skies was rather surprisingly good. Some genuine shocks and frighteners that had me jumping out of my seat a couple of times. All fiction, all entertaining. I recommend.

 

[beorhthelm]

but if one works in a logical and rational job, and deep within "western culture" - any 'mystery' is something to be mocked.....totally natural, and further great evidence of "cognitive dissonance."

what was an exorcism doing for centuries?
what was a shamanic cleanse doing?
removing abduction.

seems to me you are playing around with semantics, deliberately misdirecting and then saying the rest of the world has cognitive dissonance. funny thing is, your point (that abductions are really induced experience) maybe a valid one, but your presentation is utterly, utterly wrong and has lost the audience.

 

[OzMike]

But it won't tap you on the shoulder. It will stealthy insert itself up your rectum, and make its way to your brain, where it will take full control, and you'll be none the wiser. If it hasn't already that is.

Could explain why some people wake up and can speak a different language, or play the piano etc.when they couldn't before.
I could live without the language thing, but I would love to be able to play the piano.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Could explain why some people wake up and can speak a different language, or play the piano etc.when they couldn't before.
I could live without the language thing, but I would love to be able to play the piano.

Who suddenly wakes up and can speak a foreign language or play the piano when they couldn't before? Any links to any examples? And when you say sleep, do you mean like a coma or some other state?

 

[OzMike]

I think it would be arrogant and foolish to think that we were alone in the universe, or that there maybe only one universe!
That said, I don't think anything is coming here, apart from space rocks.

 

[OzMike]

Who suddenly wakes up and can speak a foreign language or play the piano when they couldn't before? Any links to any examples? And when you say sleep, do you mean like a coma or some other state?

You know, they get bumped on the head, maybe go into a coma, wake up and hey presto!

 

[Mellotron]

...but as we only know of one planet with life, our own, we can't say how likely it is. For whatever reason, it could be that life is only possible here on earth.

We have scanned the skies for decades and it is silent in every direction, make of that what you will.

We've scanned about 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of the skies.

 

[Triggaaar]

the exact conditions for life are so specific it is unlikely to be replicated...unless...life took on a completely, as yet unimagined form. But that is a long discussion more suited to when I'm blazed.

Pitty. There are an estimated 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 planets in our observable Universe.

 

[BadFish]

...but as we only know of one planet with life, our own, we can't say how likely it is. For whatever reason, it could be that life is only possible here on earth.

We have scanned the skies for decades and it is silent in every direction, make of that what you will.

A fair point and I agree. However for the life to be sophisticated, intelligent and evolved enough to get anywhere near us extrapolated the already king odds. Within the billions of stars there maybe be a few planets that can sustain life. of those few they're may or may not be able to find us. Those that may or may not be able to find us may or may not have found us.

I don't suppose this Post makes any sense but hey it is the best you are getting for now.

 

[symyjym]

If I saw an Alien I would try to abduct him/her/it.

 

[OzMike]

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...w-to-the-head-creates-a-sudden-genius/257282/

Like in this article, how do we know that aliens don't creep in, at a time of weakness, the invisible ones that is and the merging of brains leading to this.

 

[clippedgull]

Cosmos - Carl Sagan Awe inspiring as I was growing up and it still is now.

 

[Nibble]

I've never understood the "arrogance" argument for thinking we are alone. No offence, but it is a lazy argument. From the knowledge we have currently it is highly unlikely that life exists elsewhere at "present time" although time/space is relative so it's tricky to nail that down. Of course, there's tonnes we don't know so I say let's all keep an open mind but also rest easy knowing that Hybrid X's paranoid fear of boogey men ****ing with our minds is about as likely as rocking horse shit.