News Reporter@lemmy.wtfB to European Federalists@lemmy.world · 11 hours ago‘It’s human conceit to think we’re alone’: life must extend beyond Earth, leading space scientist sayswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
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minus-squarePilferjinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 hours agoWe are currently alone in the universe. Until we aren’t, we can’t say we aren’t.
minus-squareZexks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 hours agoJust because you don’t know about something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Black swans for example.
minus-squarePilferjinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 hours agoThat’s not what I was saying. I didn’t say there’s no possibility of extraterrestrial life, just that we can’t confirm it as fact.
We are currently alone in the universe. Until we aren’t, we can’t say we aren’t.
Just because you don’t know about something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Black swans for example.
That’s not what I was saying. I didn’t say there’s no possibility of extraterrestrial life, just that we can’t confirm it as fact.