General Science Discussion Thread!

We can't be the only life forms in the entire universe, which are composed of billions and billions of galaxies, which host gazillions of stars, which in turn, host plenty of planets.

The Hubble Deep Space image, below, is amazing and breath-taking. Just look at how much galaxies are there. Yet, this is just an incredibly tiny portion of the night sky. According to wikipedia, it is "one 24-millionth of the whole sky, which is equivalent in angular size to a 65 mm tennis ball at a distance of 100 metres."

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Xanthium said:
Speaking of which, who believes in Alien life forms?
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I certainly believe in life outside of Earth. As my sister pointed out, even if the chances are slim, there are SO many opportunities for the chances to roll. Just look at that Hubble Deep Field. Oh my.
 
Baby Luigi said:
Xanthium said:
In that case, what guided this something who guided us?
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Nothing, chances and probability brought us here. We're one among a mind-boggling amount of worlds in this universe anyway.
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Wonder how everyone will react when we find out the truth of our origins.
 
ernesth100 said:
Wonder how everyone will react when we find out the truth of our origins.
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You mean the truth that we descended from apes?
 
ernesth100 said:
Baby Luigi said:
ernesth100 said:
Wonder how everyone will react when we find out the truth of our origins.
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You mean the truth that we descended from apes?
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Please. If we descended from apes? Why are there still apes?!
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That's like asking why are there lizards when there are birds?
 
ernesth100 said:
Baby Luigi said:
ernesth100 said:
Wonder how everyone will react when we find out the truth of our origins.
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You mean the truth that we descended from apes?
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Please. If we descended from apes? Why are there still apes?!
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...Because evolution isn't animals suddenly morphing into completely new animals. Through a gradual process, humans and apes branched off from a common, ape-like ancestor because they gained characteristics better suited for survival and lost those that threatened it.