Aliens, Are we alone in this Universe? Options

[vivekpm]

Aliens!!! This is the topic which intrigues me everytime I ponder upon it...

I used to run SETI sometime back hoping that I would some day help in making contacts with extra-terrestial creatures .

Would like to invite talks on this topic. One thing that I have always wondered is why have most, if not all, research on aliens concentrated in finding possible places in universe which can support life, that is, which has water in some form, sustainable temperatures etc...? Is it not possible that the definition of life can be different for aliens? I mean they may not require water at all. They may sustain only at 1000+ temperatures or at sub-zero temperatures. Why is this not possible? After all, the notion that to sustain life we need favourable conditions like presence of water etc., is concieved by us. For aliens, "favourable conditions" may be different.

Would request anyone who has done some reading on this to please throw more lights and possibly supply pointers to good research material...

Cheers,
Vivek...

PS: Thanks NimmiJi for this new forum...

[Nimii]

SS .. sowwy I didnt see ur post.

Well why is it that only we see the negative aspects of what a human emotion has induced... It is something that can be rectified.

Why is it that the positive aspects never reviewed?

Actually I should have posted it as "thinking power" rather than emotion. Mandrake, Vivek plz give your opinions too! Thks !


N ?

[vivekpm]

SS .. sowwy I didnt see ur post.

Well why is it that only we see the negative aspects of what a human emotion has induced... It is something that can be rectified.

Why is it that the positive aspects never reviewed?

Actually I should have posted it as "thinking power" rather than emotion. Mandrake, Vivek plz give your opinions too! Thks !


N ?

Very true. It is in our nature to look at the negative aspects. Forget the surroundings. Most of the time we say that this thing has went wrong with me. We somehow never tend to highlight positive side of Human existence.

SSji, what you have highlighted are all valid points to ponder upon but to look at the positive sides, can machine be considerate to fellow machines? can machines take part in wildlife conservation?

We are being bestowed with intelligence and it is upto us to use intelligence and decide what is correct and what is wrong? By giving intelligence, creator gave us an indicator that we are not required to be spoon-fed about what is right and what is wrong?

There have been many natural disasters and there are people who have come out to help those who have suffered at the hand of nature and there are also people who have taken advantage of such disaster and created scams...

As human beings, we are responsible for saving this planet and there are people and organization fulfilling this responsibility. On the other hand there are "Pataudis...".

If you look at it broadly, all the negative points are because of lack of optimism and lack of confidence on oneself.

To end it, I would say "Glass can be Half-Empty or Half-Full". It is optimism which has helped us sustain and which will help us prosper...

Cheers,