|
Here's my opinion (expressed in a mad mish-mosh of ideas):
Are there aliens coming to earth? No. At least not currently. Otherwise we would have noticed (one would die, make a mistake and spill the beans, etc). Maybe one visited a long time ago before humans were around, but I'm not sure what would drive one to visit our young planet in particular
Are there aliens on other planets? I'm willing to say probably, based on the assumed enormous number of planets out there. SOme of it may even be intelligent, as we understand the term
But what are the odds that we happen to overlap a particular intelligent alien civilization? Some may have come and gone by now. Others may be yet to arrive. What are the odds we fall right in the sweet spot where we overlap with a civilization capable of reaching us?
Plus the whole can't-go-faster-than-light thing.
__________________
A little silliness now and then is cherished by the wisest men. -- Willy Wonka
|