Originally posted by no1marauderIf they exist. There is no reason to assume they do.
Man-centric - more evidence in support of my hypothesis. When we find (or they find us) other sapient beings who have never heard of the Christian religion will that spell finis to your parochial superstition? Or will the Christians on Earth just claim they are God's chosen people and all other sentient beings are instruments of Satan?
Originally posted by lucifershammerThe people at SETI disagree. There is more reason to believe that there are sentient beings something like us (since we know we exist) in the universe than there is an all-powerful, almighty being (that we don't know exists).
If they exist. There is no reason to assume they do.
Originally posted by no1marauderThe atheist secret decoder ring defence! Oh, well...
Why bother? If you really don't know why empathy helps groups function more effectively than you're a total dimwit and my explaining it to you won't help. If you do know and are merely engaging in your usual sophistry, I'm still wasting my time. Anyone with any intelligence knows that successful groups are based on empathy and cooperation.
Successful groups (in fact, any group to function as a group) requires cooperation. But why is empathy necessary for a group of intelligent beings to function?
Originally posted by no1marauderHey, LH!? You could learn a thing or two about logic from no1, you know.
The people at SETI disagree. There is more reason to believe that there are sentient beings something like us (since we know we exist) in the universe than there is an all-powerful, almighty being (that we don't know exists).
Originally posted by no1marauderThat we know we exist is the only reason for us to think that extra-terrestrial sapient life exists. There is simply no positive evidence to support that belief.
The people at SETI disagree. There is more reason to believe that there are sentient beings something like us (since we know we exist) in the universe than there is an all-powerful, almighty being (that we don't know exists).
There is positive evidence and argument for the existence of God - as hotly contested as they are.
Originally posted by lucifershammerThat is utter nonsense.
That we know we exist is the [b]only reason for us to think that extra-terrestrial sapient life exists. There is simply no positive evidence to support that belief.
There is positive evidence and argument for the existence of God - as hotly contested as they are.[/b]
Originally posted by no1marauderI'd have though the SETI program would have been discredited ages ago -- a field of science dealing with the search for intelligence.
The people at SETI disagree. There is more reason to believe that there are sentient beings something like us (since we know we exist) in the universe than there is an all-powerful, almighty being (that we don't know exists).