Your thoughts to do with on-going creation trigger the follow-on question, ‘Where are they?’
If the universe is constantly creating new ‘life’ in the form of galaxies and stars, shouldn’t we reasonably expect to see organic life develop also? If so, wouldn’t intelligent life develop, including species that could visit our planet? (The paradox often boils down to a secondary question, ‘Can we travel faster than light?’)
The best-known formulation of this question is the Fermi Paradox, but many others have considered it. (C.S. Lewis accepted that there could be human-like life and different forms of Christianity on other planets.)
It is my impression that projects such as the Hubble telescope have increased the likelihood that there are habitable planets in our galaxy. There are 100 billion stars in a typical galaxy, and say 2 trillion galaxies, so . . . ‘Where are they?’
The Drake equation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation), which was developed for just one galaxy, suggests that there should be a significant number of civilizations in our galaxy alone..
My guess is there are quite a few conscious life forms out there somewhere. I don’t know how or when we will encounter them, but as a Star Trek fan I anticipate first contact if we can stay alive as a species.
Your thoughts to do with on-going creation trigger the follow-on question, ‘Where are they?’
If the universe is constantly creating new ‘life’ in the form of galaxies and stars, shouldn’t we reasonably expect to see organic life develop also? If so, wouldn’t intelligent life develop, including species that could visit our planet? (The paradox often boils down to a secondary question, ‘Can we travel faster than light?’)
The best-known formulation of this question is the Fermi Paradox, but many others have considered it. (C.S. Lewis accepted that there could be human-like life and different forms of Christianity on other planets.)
It is my impression that projects such as the Hubble telescope have increased the likelihood that there are habitable planets in our galaxy. There are 100 billion stars in a typical galaxy, and say 2 trillion galaxies, so . . . ‘Where are they?’
The Drake equation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation), which was developed for just one galaxy, suggests that there should be a significant number of civilizations in our galaxy alone..
My guess is there are quite a few conscious life forms out there somewhere. I don’t know how or when we will encounter them, but as a Star Trek fan I anticipate first contact if we can stay alive as a species.