Thursday, May 19, 2011

Are We Alone? An Individual Reflectionions










Your turn: Use the resources above to support your position on being PRO or AGAINST the possibility of alien life. You must include at least 5 pieces of evidence in your arguments.

Paragraphs 1-2: Your position, and your Evidence.
Paragraph 3-4: Implications for Human Beings

If you choose PRO on the possibility of alien life, you are telling me that you believe life exists outside of your own planet. Answer these questions, in paragraphs 3 and 4?

  • Would the governments tell us if there were aliens? Why or why not? Is this a problem for science?
  • Should we be sending out signals, like those of the Voyager, to advertise our existence?
  • Given the constraints of the Drake equation, how likely is it we will here another civilization's signal?
  • Since space is dangerous, how likely is it that aliens will be traveling long distances?
  • How do you define 'life' or 'aliens'

If you choose CON on the possibility of alien life, you are telling me that you do not believe life exists outside of your own planet. Answer these questions, in paragraphs 3 and 4?

  • Are there other benefits to SETI than finding aliens, or should the program be shut down?
  • Why do so many people claim to have seen UFOs? Do you buy the lenticular cloud argument? What about the Foo Fighters?
  • Since no other aliens have ever been announced, is the Drake equation even science? Or is it just opinion packaged as science?
  • If there are no aliens, why is the universe so darn big??
  • How do you define 'life' or 'aliens'?

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