NFB- Are we alone???

[immgeorge]

Hmm, I found this story while browsing. Through the last decade, I have dismissed UFOs and aliens as xistent. Well, not xistent, just childish notions... I just saw the story and its making me think. Seems to be some solid evidence, and its not amateur stuff. Makes me wonder what would happen to our world in an "Independence Day" type situation... Hopefully other civilizations, if they exist, do not possess the quarrelsome characteristics of our population... if so, we could be in trouble...

Then again, they were probably just flares or missiles or something...

[Dave M]

The best part is when they say the armed forces don't perpetrate frauds! haha, that made me laugh. I used to be pretty convinced that at least some UFO sightings were genuine, and I've done alot of research on the topic for papers, but recently I don't know, I've always been torn on the issue. Certainly most sightings can be attributed to natural phenomenon, military testing, airplanes, etc... but there are a few cases that just seem that they can't be anything but.

Sure would like to know though.

[immgeorge]

Maybe it was me, but for the last decade or so, it seems like sightings have kinda trailed off... Maybe more important issues came about and consumed people's minds, but it just seems like its been a while since there has been a big deal made about it (of course, I'm only 18 and haven't quite been around long enough to really judge it).

Anyway, I'm also quite interested in what further investigation will turn up...

[TraceZ]

I dont see how we could possibly be alone. Given the vastness of the universe, and the likelyhood of other universes all containing countless galaxies, containing countless suns and countless planets.... There have to be litterally billions of other planets exactly like earth. We can be 100% sure there is life on some of these planets. Now the big question is, Is it intelligent life?

I think it would be.... But until we know for sure we can only speculate. Another question is communication and distance. If there is intelligent life, is it more advanced than we are? Can it travel great distances so meet us? There could be intelligent life in our own galaxy and we wouldnt have a clue.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

That image looks very familiar with other incidents at the same location. In a past incident, they were traced back to flares dropped from a plane. It looks similar.

Using the Drake equation http://www.seti-inst.edu/science/drake-bg.html http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious...equation.html, it says we have I think I remember roughly 1,000 civilization in the Milky way galaxy alone.

[wolfdogs]

wonder if they grow good coffee? and how's thier beer?

[Mark B]

They wont contact us till we acheive "Warp 1"

(For any of you Star Trek Fans out there)

[JeffM]

I could say that there most definately is something else out there, or at least something that someone is covering up.

My dad was in the airforce, and he's seen some crazy crazy stuff..

[immgeorge]

In the movie "Signs", didn't the aliens first appear in Mexico?

If they do come, I just hope they aren't means aliens, because come on, who likes mean aliens. Maybe their funny furry creatures that have been outta syndication for a while now...

Greetings Melmacians...

[Jeff_in_Atl]

Hopefully when it happens it won't be like in the movie independence day.

[TODD 2000 V6 CAMARO]

Have ya'll ever heard the Don Henley song "They're not here, they're not coming"? Or something liek that. Anyway, that song pretty much sums up how I feel about this subject. I can't remember enough of the lyrics right now to quote it cause the place I work at has freaking annoying country music playing right now. It's a funny song though.

[Kevin - Blown 95 TA]

I've been stocking up on Armor Piercing and Incendiary rounds in case they turn out to be giant insects

[immgeorge]

Armor piercing... incendiary... I know where I'm headed if Earth is under seige.

Don Henley- They're Not Here, They're Not Coming--

From the arizona desert
To the salisbury plain
Lights on the horizon
Patterns on the grain
Anxious eyes turned upward
Clutching souvenirs
Carrying our highest hopes and our darkest fears

They swear there was an accident back in ’47
Little man with a great big head
Splattered down from heaven
Government conspiracy; cover-ups and lies
Hidden in the desert under endless skies

Well, it’s a cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold
Post, postmodern world
No time for heroes, no place for good guys
No room for rocky the flying squirrel

They’re not here, they’re not coming
Not in a million years
Turn your weary eyes back homeward
Stop your trembling, dry your tears
You may see the heavens flashing
You may hear the cosmos humming
But I promise you, my brother
They’re not here, they’re not coming

Would they pile into the saucer
Find orlando’s rat and hug it?
Go screaming through the universe
Just to get mcnuggets?
Well, I don’t think so, I don’t think so
It’s much too dangerous, it’s much too strange
Here in a world that won’t give oprah no home on the range

Well, it’s a cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold
Post, postmodern world
No authenticity, no sign of soul
The radio won’t play george and merle

They’re not here, they’re not coming
Not in a million years
’til we put away our hatred
’til we lay aside our fears
You may see the heavens flashing
You may hear the cosmos humming
But I promise you, my sister
They’re not here, they’re not coming

To this garden we were given
And always took for granted
It’s like my daddy told me, you just bloom where you’re planted
Now you long to be delivered
From this world of pain and strife
That’s a sorry substitution for a spiritual life

Well, it’s a cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold
Post, postmodern world
No place for sentiment, no room for romance
Bring back the duke of earl

They’re not here, they’re not coming
Not in a million years
Turn your hopes back homeward
Hold your children, dry their tears
You may see the heavens flashing
You may hear the cosmos humming
But I promise you, my brother
They’re not here, they’re not coming

They’re not here, they’re not coming
Not in a million years
’til we put away our hatred
And lay aside our fears
You may see the heavens flashing
You may hear the cosmos humming
But I promise you, my brother
They’re not here, they’re not coming

[Jeff95TA]

Originally posted by wolfman
wonder if they grow good coffee? and how's thier beer?

So much for the deep discussion. Good question though!

[TruckMuddr]

I got a question for ya, Did we really land on the moon????