Hi Alex,
I tend to agree with your posted opinion. To illustrate why, read on.
When I was a 9-10 yr old I discovered a large ant nest. We called them Bullants. Meat Ants or just biting ants.
When the nest was disturbed the angry red/maroon biters would pour out of several holes in the hard clay. I used to enjoy stomping on them. This was called fun.
Over a few years I would frequently visit the site and do the stomp. As I advanced to my early teens this was no longer an exercise that entertained me. I grew above that kind of thing.
I still visited the area for other reasons and avoided making any contact with the nest area. I had grown up somewhat and this is what leads me to believe the following. If aliens were intelligent enough to have developed space travel, particularly inter galactic then we would appear like those ants to them. Avoid us and remain cloaked.
If, however aliens wanted to study us, and this remains true with almost all life form studies. They would effect it with minimum disturbance to the life form being studied, us humans. We do not have the technology to detect aliens.
I believe that most UFO reports to be something other than actual aliens. It is to the alien's disadvantage that they be detected / exposed.
Abductions? Possibly too much funny candy consumed by the story tellers. The governments are not interested. As some members have said about UFO's. "there are thousands of members' scopes pointed at the stars, yet no one has reported any aliens."
Hi Peter,
Regarding the various metallic elements and life. I don't claim to be any kind of expert
on the matter but I do have an opinion.
I believe it is possible for life to exist and develop in a variety of environments. Life is a very adaptable entity. On Earth, for example, nearly all life requires oxygen and water. There are exceptions. A creature living in or near the hydrothermal vents does not require oxygen. It uses sulphur instead. Some interesting conclusions can be drawn from that.
Alien life? Would we be able to recognise it?
Cheers