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Now I am not saying that life does not exist elsewhere, but there must have been a time when there was no life within the universe, then at some stage First life began, so at some point there was a time when within this huge universe with billions of planets there was only one place where there was life.
Now to say that that place was earth may seem reasonable to some yet unreasonable to others, but nonetheless it is possible that life first started here, and in the grand time scale of the universe it is possible that life has not as yet started elsewhere, but given time maybe the universe will become filled with life?
Spending billions trying to understand this universe is a noble endeavor, mankind has a natural instinct to learn and understand their surroundings, no matter how far they may be, I too love to learn about the universe, and to ask the question " are we alone"? Is natural, hence all the time and money being spent in this pursuit.
Now, and I am not saying we are, but if we are the only life as yet within the universe the search for other life, while frustrating and maybe unattainable, is not pointless as so much is being learned along the way.
But at the same time I think it would be interesting for a part of the scientific community to explore the thought that if we are the only life in the universe, then what? What could we then do, what questions could we then ask and seek to answer?
Maybe if that question was asked and followed with funding more research could be carried out in relation to how can man survive on this planet in the future, or maybe research more fully the possibility of one day living elsewhere within the universe and so forth.
Basically what I am saying is that we ( mankind ) are too intent in looking for life elsewhere, we have tunnel vision, maybe it would be worthwhile exploring the thought that maybe we are alone, if so what does that mean for mankind and this planet, and what should we now do?
I think it would be really interesting to explore this thought and to see how scientists would react, as in the questions they would ask and stratagies they would formulate.
Just a passing thought.
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