To FlamesAddition's point, one thing to not forget here is that if we find life (let alone intellectual life) in other parts of the galaxy, it may just be remnants or what once existed. So many variables in planetary existence are at play. We should be incredibly joyous to find any sign - whether it's tiny microbial life that existed millions of years ago or human-like dopplegangers that may exist today.
If there was even a shred of evidence of life on mars existing at one point and its found during our lifetime, that would be monumental news that shakes our belief system about life to the core. Would love to see it.
I really hope we find something. The irony is none of it really matters unless we can do something good on earth and progress as a people before we destroy ourselves and our planet.
But it's still cool to dream about a major discovery that changes everything we thought we knew.
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To FlamesAddition's point, one thing to not forget here is that if we find life (let alone intellectual life) in other parts of the galaxy, it may just be remnants or what once existed. So many variables in planetary existence are at play. We should be incredibly joyous to find any sign - whether it's tiny microbial life that existed millions of years ago or human-like dopplegangers that may exist today.
If there was even a shred of evidence of life on mars existing at one point and its found during our lifetime, that would be monumental news that shakes our belief system about life to the core. Would love to see it.
I think the next rover will discover evidence of past microbial life on Mars. The evidence that conditions existed for microbial life to exist on Mars is getting pretty strong.
I suspect it won’t be a big deal. People’s belief system will just marginally adjust or just exclude that evidence from their daily life.
And Mars is close enough that you can't discount that it's just a migrant from Earth. Life on a moon around a gas giant would be more convincing of a separate incident of abiogenesis
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And Mars is close enough that you can't discount that it's just a migrant from Earth. Life on a moon around a gas giant would be more convincing of a separate incident of abiogenesis
I hadn’t considered that as a possibility that life on Mars might not be evidence of a second creation event.
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Yeah Sean Carroll had a guy on his Mindscape podcast recently that talked about life elsewhere in the solar system that was super interesting and they talk about this briefly.
It’s hard doing science when you only have one data point, especially when that data point is subject to an enormous selection bias. That’s the situation faced by people studying the nature and prevalence of life in the universe. The only biosphere we know about is our own, and our knowing anything at all is predicated on its existence, so it’s unclear how much it can teach us about the bigger picture. That’s why it’s so important to search for life elsewhere. Today’s guest is Kevin Hand, a planetary scientist and astrobiologist who knows as much as anyone about the prospects for finding life right in our planetary backyard, on moons and planets in the Solar System. We talk about how life comes to be, and reasons why it might be lurking on Europa, Titan, or elsewhere.
__________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position.
But certainty is an absurd one.
Yeah Sean Carroll had a guy on his Mindscape podcast recently that talked about life elsewhere in the solar system that was super interesting and they talk about this briefly.
It’s hard doing science when you only have one data point, especially when that data point is subject to an enormous selection bias. That’s the situation faced by people studying the nature and prevalence of life in the universe. The only biosphere we know about is our own, and our knowing anything at all is predicated on its existence, so it’s unclear how much it can teach us about the bigger picture. That’s why it’s so important to search for life elsewhere. Today’s guest is Kevin Hand, a planetary scientist and astrobiologist who knows as much as anyone about the prospects for finding life right in our planetary backyard, on moons and planets in the Solar System. We talk about how life comes to be, and reasons why it might be lurking on Europa, Titan, or elsewhere.
It would be pretty cool if we found some of these guys"
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Romanian Engineers Have Created a Fully Functional Flying Saucer
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The "All-Directional Flying Object" is a proof of concept that's the result of more than two decades of engineering work.
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Without question, the All-Directional Flying Object, or ADIFO, looks exactly like a stereotypical flying saucer. However, ADIFO’s creators say the inspiration for their uniquely shaped aircraft doesn't come from UFO lore. Instead, they say the disk is designed to mimic the back cross-section of a dolphin's airfoil.
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Operating like a quadcopter, ADIFO handles “take-off, landing, and slow speed maneuvers” through four ducted fans. A pair of jet engines located at the rear of the flying disc provide horizontal thrust. Sabie says the dual-propulsion system can vector individually, affording the ADIFO a high degree of agility during level flight. Rounding out ADIFO’s unique design are a pair of lateral thrust nozzles located on each side of the disc, which allow the disk to rapidly push itself sideways in either direction, or quickly rotate while in flight.
Yeah Sean Carroll had a guy on his Mindscape podcast recently that talked about life elsewhere in the solar system that was super interesting and they talk about this briefly.
It’s hard doing science when you only have one data point, especially when that data point is subject to an enormous selection bias. That’s the situation faced by people studying the nature and prevalence of life in the universe. The only biosphere we know about is our own, and our knowing anything at all is predicated on its existence, so it’s unclear how much it can teach us about the bigger picture. That’s why it’s so important to search for life elsewhere. Today’s guest is Kevin Hand, a planetary scientist and astrobiologist who knows as much as anyone about the prospects for finding life right in our planetary backyard, on moons and planets in the Solar System. We talk about how life comes to be, and reasons why it might be lurking on Europa, Titan, or elsewhere.
I wonder about science a bit. Only in terms of stifling of creativity. Hear me out, because I’m not sure there is a solution.
-Human perceptions are inherently flawed.
-So we create a system to remove these shortcomings and biases in a rigorous, controlled methodology which is science. Good old evidence based, fact based science.
-The self-imposed and strict orthodoxy of rigorous critical thinking and suspicion of new theories or ideas is what makes science special, but also what holds it back.
That high bar we have created- to birth and foster trust in discovery and science, is exactly the same logic and methodology that hold us back from accelerating discovery and thus the conundrum. There may not be a resolution to solving challenges with the inevitable intersection between human nature and idea. We NEED.to know more and act on it for human survival, but we need the best information and processes available to us which is science. Our resource is time, but there’s not enough of it, which suggests our religious bias to science may (probably) need to be eased for human survival and longevity. But the nature of our species condemns this. Thus are we destined to doom anyway?
And Mars is close enough that you can't discount that it's just a migrant from Earth. Life on a moon around a gas giant would be more convincing of a separate incident of abiogenesis
There is a plausible theory too that life started on Mars, and migrated here.
1. A detailed analysis of unidentified aerial phenomena data and intelligence reporting collected or held by the Office of Naval Intelligence, including data and intelligence reporting held by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force;
2. A detailed analysis of unidentified phenomena data collected by:
a. geospatial intelligence;
b. signals intelligence;
c. human intelligence; and
d. measurement and signals intelligence;
3. A detailed analysis of data of the FBI, which was derived from investigations of intrusions of unidentified aerial phenomena data over restricted United States airspace;
4. A detailed description of an interagency process for ensuring timely data collection and centralized analysis of all unidentified aerial phenomena reporting for the Federal Government, regardless of which service or agency acquired the information;
5. Identification of an official accountable for the process described in paragraph 4;
6. Identification of potential aerospace or other threats posed by the unidentified aerial phenomena to national security, and an assessment of whether this unidentified aerial phenomena activity may be attributed to one or more foreign adversaries;
7. Identification of any incidents or patterns that indicate a potential adversary may have achieved breakthrough aerospace capabilities that could put United States strategic or conventional forces at risk; and
8. Recommendations regarding increased collection of data, enhanced research and development, and additional funding and other resources.
Sometimes I see her sitting on the rooftop Perched in a lawnchair and staring into the sky
I know that somewhere in some faraway galaxy
That some gray men with telescopes are gazing right into her eyes She tells the same old story to everyone that she knows
She's just sitting in her room reading books about UFOs
Interesting stuff, and the most recent in a string of declassified "clips" of UAP's. Just a heads up that Trump's COVID relief bill included a request for disclosure about UAP's that is due in June. Here's a Washington Post article about it:
The legislation, which President Donald Trump signed into law, was a bureaucratic nesting doll that ran more than 5,500 pages and contained the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which itself carried an unusual provision in its “committee comment” section, beneath the understated heading “Advanced Aerial Threats.”
The stipulation mandates that the director of national intelligence work with the secretary of defense on a report detailing everything the government knows about unidentified flying objects — known in agency lingo as “unidentified aerial phenomena” or “anomalous aerial vehicles.”
It must be made public, and when it is, it will be big, former intelligence director John Ratcliffe said in a recent interview.
“Frankly, there are a lot more sightings than have been made public,” Ratcliffe told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Friday.
