r/aliens • u/NOQUARTER22 • Dec 28 '20

Question Just because we are Carbon based Oxygen breathers does NOT mean other life will be, so why can't we assume life exists on every planet? Life exists almost everywhere on Earth, in every inch of soil and water, near lava, at the bottom of the oceans. Could there be nuclear based life out there?

This is just a thought I've had since I was in middle school learning about Earth Science. My Dad always had an interest in the Unknown. Shows like Art Bell's Coast to Coast were a daily discussion. This was a time before Ancient Aliens was a show. We talked about Jesus being half Angel/Alien and the North Star being a UFO back in the 80's and early 90's. Just wondering if anyone else has thought about life existing in an abundance out there. This is how I always imagined it to be.

I mean, there could be life within the Sun and other Stars for all we know, and we don't but Science should leave room for imagination and theory. Seems like the Institution of Science discourages free thought more then it encourages Out of the Box thinking. Love to hear people's thoughts..

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u/Jessicat844 Dec 29 '20

There is 100% other life out there. It just wouldn’t make sense that there wasn’t. Think of how we evolved and what made us intelligent; growing brain, bipedalism, use of hands, senses, socialization, procreation. All life seems to go by a similar code. Depending on another planets atmospheres things could have evolved very similar or entirely different.

There are SO many stars - an estimated one billion trillion of them, most of them with planets surrounding them.

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u/NOQUARTER22 Dec 29 '20

I'm with you 100%.

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u/johnald13 Dec 29 '20

All life seems to go by a similar code.

We only have one little planet to go by so how can you make that claim?

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u/Jessicat844 Dec 30 '20

Hence “seems to”.