Originally Posted by
NiftyNiblick
If the universe is boundless, then an infinite number of planets with complex life forms would likely exist.
That would not explain how the hell they could get here, however.
Even if they could somehow survive a journey through lightyears of travel, why wouldn't we see them from a distance before they were already in our atmosphere?
UFOs are a National Enquirer level of discussion.
To NiftyNiblick: I will settle for:
phenomenon (noun)
plural phenomena (-ne)
1. An occurrence, a circumstance, or a fact that is perceptible by the senses.
2. plural phenomenons.. a. An unusual, significant, or unaccountable fact or occurrence; a marvel. b. A remarkable or outstanding person; a paragon. See synonyms at wonder.
3. Philosophy. a. That which appears real to the mind, regardless of whether its underlying existence is proved or its nature understood. b. In Kantian philosophy, the appearance of an object to the mind as opposed to its existence in and of itself, independent of the mind.
4. Physics. An observable event.
Take my sighting for what it is worth.
Many years ago when I was on a ship below the equator an object appeared in outer space. If I remember right, the mate described it as twice the size of a planet. I think he said Neptune. His word carried some weight because he was the navigator and a trained observer. The sighting(s) was unusual because the object appeared two nights in a row.
To make a long boring story short, objects usually travel straight across the sky —— from one horizon to the other. The object that I and the mate on watch saw at the time disappeared halfway across the sky then disappeared. It either went straight up or made a U-turn giving the appearance of going straight up. The second night the master and one or two others saw it.
About a week or so later, both international editions of Time and Newsweek magazines reported that more UFOs were reported worldwide than at any other time previously.
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