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    Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life When I look up at the stars at night, I just have to wonder who or what is looking back at me from some distant planet in some distant galaxy. We’ve all probably wondered what lies beyond our small, self-contained little world. The question many have pondered is whether or not there is intelligent life beyond earth. In the words of Metrodorus, a Greek philosopher of the fourth century, "To consider the Earth as the only populated world in infinite

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    only human lives in the universe,it's kind of wasting space. Therefore, I definitely believe that there is some extraterrestrial life in our Milky Way galaxy. It is so hard to find extraterrestrial life. The earth appeared billions of years ago, but it takes so many years to have humans live on the earth. To compare the time, human is just living thousands of years. So extraterrestrial life may be already extinct or not appear yet. According to the Drake Equation, the Drake Equation also called

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    Over the years there has been questions that people are asking if we are alone. Scientists have been seeking evidence of extraterrestrial life in the past half century. There have been many sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) seen by the people around the world. Scientists state that intelligent extraterrestrial life almost certainly exists. Are We Alone? Life may had existed on Mars because it was a habitable world. In 2004, this discovery was made NASA's Opportunity rover at Eagle

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    looks as to the assumed behavior and existence of extraterrestrial life and the reasons they stop from coming to Earth and is one of many good explanations for the fermi paradox. The hypothesis is that alien life avoids communication with Earth, and one of its main reasons is that it does so to allow for natural evolution and cultural development, avoiding contamination. The hypothesis seeks to explain the apparent absence of extraterrestrial life despite its accepted possibility and the reasonable

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    Sure we've all seen movies and read books about extraterrestrial beings landing on the Earth and conquering the human race. And millions of us have viewed TV shows like "The X-files" and "Third Rock From the Sun." These forms of popular culture share a common thread -- extraterrestrial life. Yet the underlying question is, does the mass media take extraterrestrialism seriously? Or do they mock it? Or do they simply exaggerate its credibility? In the majority of these cases, the mass media not only

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    Does life exist on other planets besides Earth? Has extraterrestrial life visited Earth recently or in our distant past? The notion of extraterrestrial life is a very intriguing subject possibly for as long as mankind has looked into the vast heavens gazing at the stars. Can one say that life on Earth was done by Mother Nature which some call evolution? Is life on Earth the result of creation or alteration by a higher power or being? Some people do believe that other forms of life except those on

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    trillions of galaxies in which trillions of stars consist within them. It is thought that intelligent extraterrestrials exist and may have visited the Earth to make contact with people. This narrative gives insight into what how these interactions can occur, if this were to ever happen. Far above the Earth’s surface, in the cold vacuum of space, a craft orbits the planet observing the life-forms that inhabit it. The craft is spherical in shape and silver in color, almost like a metal BB. The

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    For a long time, there has been a dispute on whether or not extraterrestrial life or alien life exists. The discovery may not be in the near future, but it is more than likely to happen. Someday we might be able to identify a planet and say that it is just like Earth. Finding life outside of Earth is within reach. Extraterrestrial life is not a myth and there are many reasons why such as evidence from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), discovery of Earth-like planets that orbit

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    Extraterrestrial life has been a big topic for Americans since day one. According to author Lee Speigel there is an estimation of 48 percent of Americans throughout the nation that believe in life on other planets while only 35 percent reject the idea. Life on other planets exists. According to the article “Aliens among Us” by Paul, David extraterrestrial evidence has already been discovered such as different types of bacteria and even water. The article “Aliens among Us” is a credible source because

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    wrote. This makes you question the ideas of science and religion and how they intertwine. The movie follows the life of Scientist Dr.Ellie Arroway beginning with scenes of when she was young and how her interest in science and the unknown wonders of space came to be. Her journeys brought her to a astronomy lab in New Mexico in which where she discovered sound waves from extraterrestrial life beings trying to communicate with her. She was able to figure out that they were trying to communicate using

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