Earth-Like Planet Discovered!

[Mystic Frog King]

Interesting... I wonder what name they'll give to this planet. We need some mystical, mythologic name or something, hopefully not a scientist's name with some numbers suffixed.

Too late! Gilese 581 C will dash your hopes against the rocks and eat them for breakfast.

...

Oh dear.

Is this your doing, Kyronea? >.>

[Kyronea]

Yes. I am the official CEO of Dashing Your Dreams Limited, where I always ensure that no one's dreams are ever fulfilled, because mine sure weren't and I'm a bitter old man!

No, it was probably named after the star it orbits, with the C possibly meaning it is the third planet in that solar system so far as they can tell. I can't say for certain without actually examing the origins of the name.

Imagine if we travel lightyears to this planet, and when we land we see houses just like ours, with families just like ours sitting down and watching sitcoms just like ours? Kwazy.

I have noticed that when most people talk about contacting other life, they always assume the other life will be more advanced than us. There is just as much chance that they will be the underdeveloped species; then the question arises- should we or shouldn't we become their Gods?

Well, one aspect of the Many Worlds theory states that if you go to the edge of the universe you will end up in another one, one that is almost identical except with minute differences that we might not even be able to detect because they could simply be a slight variation in the radiation emitted by some white dwarf in a galaxies millions of light years from Earth.

As for the other, that's also anticipated by most scientists, and as for the gods part...let's not start acting like the Goa'uld or the Ori, please.

A twin scene would be very unlikely, but I mean humanoids like us, that evolved "along-side" us.

Chances are minimal that we would ever encounter such a species, but it is certainly possible. Of course, we do have one humanoid species evolving on our planet right now that is gaining sentience: chimpanzees.

And if we were to find a race of primitave people, I would not like to treat them in a way such as being their "god", I would simply prefer to watch in amusment.

It is doubtful we would even be able to interact with them on any real level unless they were humanoid, and even then it's possible they could look like humans but be silicon based or copper based and otherwise share such a different environment for habitability that it would be pointless.

[but2002]

Its true, that.

If they were based of of anything other than what we are, they would have different needs than us., completely

But, I still think it would be rather amusing to watch them.

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[Burning Zeppelin]

Highly doubtful they'll be silicon based. But then again, Sagan said ammonia based lifeforms on Jupiter are possible.

EDIT: Reading an article, I realized that while living on Mars right now may be out of the question, after the sun eats up Mercury and Venus, then colonization of Mars will be a must! Not only will it become warmer, but all the ice will become liquid water!

[Kyronea]

Highly doubtful they'll be silicon based. But then again, Sagan said ammonia based lifeforms on Jupiter are possible.

Unlikely. Sagan was unaware of the full extent of conditions in Jovian gas giants, wonderful space genius he may have been.

EDIT: Reading an article, I realized that while living on Mars right now may be out of the question, after the sun eats up Mercury and Venus, then colonization of Mars will be a must! Not only will it become warmer, but all the ice will become liquid water!

Again, unlikely. Such an event would not occur for another five billion years, and in that same event Mars would be swallowed up as well. Furthermore, a mere span of millions of years after the Red Giant phase the Sun will implode and likely disrupt whatever remains of the gravitational balance in the system and destroy or otherwise release the remaining gas giants.

Since our species will not survive the next five billion years we have nothing to worry about.

[Burning Zeppelin]

Actually, Mars wouldn't be swallowed, as the Earth wouldn't. However, the Earth will be fecking hot.

[Lord J Esq]

Since our species will not survive the next five billion years...

I bet you a nickel you're wrong. And by the time you lose, the inflation adjustment plus interest on our little wager ought to net me a cool $47 bajillion.

[Chrono'99]

Chances are minimal that we would ever encounter such a species, but it is certainly possible. Of course, we do have one humanoid species evolving on our planet right now that is gaining sentience: chimpanzees.

Aren't they "gaining sentience" only because of our help and experiments though?

[Burning Zeppelin]

Meh, if chimpanzees go to a dangerous level of sentience, we'll just accelerate global warming. Take that non technological beings!

Unless, of course, they gain sentience so fast that they outsentient us!

[Beeyo]

I just realized that I'm the most non-educated mofo on here, listening to all this science talk. But so what, the ladies they love me, they adore me, I mean the ones that never even saw me.
And if we travel to this planet and they have oil, forget it we are so taking away all that fossil fuel.

[cupn00dles]

The rocks are watching you.

[Radical_Dreamer]

I just realized that I'm the most non-educated mofo on here, listening to all this science talk. But so what, the ladies they love me, they adore me, I mean the ones that never even saw me.
And if we travel to this planet and they have oil, forget it we are so taking away all that fossil fuel.

They call it fossil fuel for a reason. My car gets 200 miles to the tyranosaurus.

[Kyronea]

Aren't they "gaining sentience" only because of our help and experiments though?

Nope. We're talking wild chimpanzees developing tools and morality. People don't realize just how important something like morality is for sentience...it is one of THE defining characteristics...and they're being killed by the dozens because they're "pests" to the farmers. Imagine if early humans were killed off as pests...

Actually, Mars wouldn't be swallowed, as the Earth wouldn't. However, the Earth will be fecking hot.

Actually, yes they would be. Don't argue with the person who has an astrophysicist for an uncle.

I bet you a nickel you're wrong. And by the time you lose, the inflation adjustment plus interest on our little wager ought to net me a cool $47 bajillion.

It's doubtful at best. We'd be lucky to survive millions of years, let alone billions.

I just realized that I'm the most non-educated mofo on here, listening to all this science talk. But so what, the ladies they love me, they adore me, I mean the ones that never even saw me.

Good for you! You can enjoy all of the stupid, idiot women who couldn't understand basic science if they studied it for twenty years.

And if we travel to this planet and they have oil, forget it we are so taking away all that fossil fuel.

Presumeably by the time we could travel to this planet and actually ship goods back and forth we will have a power source far more versitile and powerful than hydrocarbons.

We should concentrate on mining asteroids and other bodies in our own solar system before we look outward though. I guarentee you once people start developing space mining technology space will be the premiere focus of everyone's attention.

[Beeyo]

I didn't say the women were stupid.

[grey_the_angel]

I didn't say the women were stupid.

They aren't. They just don't belong outside the kitchen.

ooo I'm going to hell for that one.