Mwah! :) I have deep love for X-Files and conspiracy theories, but I do think my love for Occam's Razor does trump these tendencies on most occasions... as it happens, the question of extra-terrestrial life is what the Fermi paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox) attempts to answer.
Me, to believe in either chrononauts and little green men, I do need more data. I mean, I don't need to witness them myself, but I do need information and evidence... I don't need to go into space to believe it's black, because the physics of it make sense and there have been many independent verifiers and photographers who've said that yes, it is indeed black. Same with aliens. And time travellers.
(This doesn't detract from the fun of conspiracy theories, however. They make great brain fodder. ;)
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Mwah! :) I have deep love for X-Files and conspiracy theories, but I do think my love for Occam's Razor does trump these tendencies on most occasions... as it happens, the question of extra-terrestrial life is what the Fermi paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox) attempts to answer.
Me, to believe in either chrononauts and little green men, I do need more data. I mean, I don't need to witness them myself, but I do need information and evidence... I don't need to go into space to believe it's black, because the physics of it make sense and there have been many independent verifiers and photographers who've said that yes, it is indeed black. Same with aliens. And time travellers.
(This doesn't detract from the fun of conspiracy theories, however. They make great brain fodder. ;)