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Originally Posted by HPLovecraft
So statistics and probability can say there is a chance that aliens exist?
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Based on current calculations, the Drake Equation states
R* = 7/year,
fp = 0.5,
ne = 2,
fl = 0.33,
fi = 0.01,
fc = 0.01, and
L = 10000 years result in
N = 7 × 0.5 × 2 × 0.33 × 0.01 × 0.01 × 10000 = 2.31.Meaning there are currently 2.31 civilizations in our galaxy where communication may be possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation
Keep in mind the drake equation deals with intelligent life which is intelligent enough to build a radio telescope. I would hypothesize we will find Extraterrestrials life in our own solar system on moons such as Europa or perhaps in the polar ice caps of Mars. This life would be classified as "non-intelligent" such as microbial life. However, this would be extraterrestrial life. And if microbes can develop on 2 independent monns or planets in one solar system, the probability would be exponential as to the number of other exteresterial life in our galaxy.
You're specifically asking about God vs. Extraterrestrials.
The point is, the existence of extraterrestrials can be tested and independently verified- we search for them umodern technology. The existence of God can not be independently verified. We can not aim a telescope at God and say "there he is!" Therefore, equating that you can't prove extraterrestrials exist any more than god exists is untrue because one can be proven, and the other can not.