Question Why We Haven’t Met Any Aliens Yet?

[Catastrophe]

A case for definition of terms: Before we can have true communications, you must first absolutely know what I am saying, I must absolutely know what you are saying. and we must be able to absolutely tell each other what the other one has said. Else that word map on which we rely will steer us in the wrong direction.

I just came across this, with which I thought you might resonate:

. . . . . . . . . teaches us to unlearn the rigid patterns of thought that we are indoctrinated with - and to escape the confines of memory, association and, most importantly, words.

Cat

 

[arturo.v.dominguez@gmail.]

I just came across this, with which I thought you might resonate:



Cat

Yep, rings true to me.

 

[billslugg]

Bill, I'm pretty sure you couldn't identify an alien lifeform from the far reaches of the universe if you stepped in it.

Sadly, I must admit, this is correct. I am too old and worn out. This is why I am not the director of laser ablation mass spectrometry at MIT. You need to go talk with them. And don't forget your sample of extraterrestrial material.

 

[Laz]

what makes you think that in the 5- or - 7 decade span of your expected life time you have the right to question why extraterrestrial life is not verified against the known age of historical record, much less human civilization, human existence, etc. your life span is just a sliver of a sliver of a millennia - it may be discovered tomorrow, or long after the extinction of human civilization, or may have already been known and forgotten

 

[billslugg]

Sure, intelligent being may well have been here in the past. But human observation is notoriously fraught with inaccuracy whether through fraud or from innocent misinterpretation. Enough to explain every account. There is not one that meets the scientific standard. Lots of fluff, no meat. What we want is a piece of one. If they have spent so much time here, where are the archaeological traces verified by science? There are none. There are plenty of pieces of evidence but all are unavailable for examination. First verified one will win someone a Nobel Prize.

 

[Atlan0001]

Sure, intelligent being may well have been here in the past. But human observation is notoriously fraught with inaccuracy whether through fraud or from innocent misinterpretation. Enough to explain every account. There is not one that meets the scientific standard. Lots of fluff, no meat. What we want is a piece of one. If they have spent so much time here, where are the archaeological traces verified by science? There are none. There are plenty of pieces of evidence but all are unavailable for examination. First verified one will win someone a Nobel Prize.

More likely it will win them a visit from, and removal by, the FBI.

 

[billslugg]

More likely it will win them a visit from, and removal by, the FBI.

I believe the jurisdiction would be DSS (Diplomatic Security Service). They are the law enforcement arm of the State Department. I had a dealing with them once on a fraudulent passport case. Got an attaboy. They seemed like very nice people.

 

[sizzlerjoe]

Distances alone blow aliens minds away just the same..

 

[promytius]

What data does anyone have that proves aliens have never visited us?
You don't.
They have/are.
There is a ton, literally, of data on aliens on Earth. Oh, wait - that's taboo!
You've got to be insane to believe in aliens! Ha!
They're real.
They're here.
And don't go shouting out for "prove this" or "prove that"; you accept data from everywhere - except when it comes to entities that are superior to us - we just can't take not being Numero Uno; hubris will blind you.
We are a mildly intelligent sentient species, we see .03% of the electromagnetic spectrum. We are totally ignorant about what 95% of reality is; yet some think UFOs are insane, stupid, impossible.
We're dealing from an extremely shortened deck.

 

[COLGeek]

Closing this now. There is no verifiable evidence of alien visitors.

Not a matter of insanity to believe something is possible.

As a reminder, insulting others is not the way to make an argument/state one's position.

Thank you.