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Do you believe in Aliens? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey guys, what are your thoughts on the existence of extraterrestrial life and the potential involvement of governments in concealing or studying such entities.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There's one more thing to consider: when we think of aliens, we constantly think of those blue human-like creatures based on carbon life forms.

Most likely, alien life will be formed entirely differently: maybe it will be silicon-based, maybe something else, or a planetary mind, or something we can't even imagine.

And no, we didn't contact them yet and are unlikely to in many, many lifetimes.