You know that the religious folk wont shut up if we find out we´re the only life in this universe

@Shin-Zantetsuken

"I think the fact that we cant find any other life in the universe is proof that we are unique, special and created."

We can't "find" any because we haven't really looked. We've been stuck on this planet for most of our history. We've barely begun visiting our moon in the last 47 years and haven't even done a manned mission to any of the other planets in our own solar system.

Many people simply don't grasp the immense distances that exist between stars. The universe could be teeming with life, but most of it could be restricted to their own planets or local solar systems, unaware, as we are are, of all the other lifeforms that exist out there.

And those species that do eventually discover a means of interstellar travel will likely be extremely advanced and may be part of a galactic organization which has as a sort of "prime directive" the principle of not interfering too much with budding civilizations before they are ready.

I personally think there is ample evidence that this planet has been visited, perhaps for thousands of years, by sentient extraterrestrial life. Now, as to why they don't land in our biggest cities and say "we're here, we come in peace", well, why exactly would they do that? These beings, or collection of beings, may be millions of years more technologically advanced than us. They almost certainly have understandings about things we couldn't begin to grasp and they may simply deem that we are not ready for open contact.

The fact they aren't completely hiding their presence from us, merely keeping sightings and contacts below a certain threshold, does indicate to me that it may be part of a gradual conditioning process of the human race, whereby they slowly accustom us to the idea of extraterrestrial life before one day fully revealing themselves.

I believe that one day humans will look back and laugh at the fact some people actually thought we were alone in the universe.

Hey you should look up this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/... it is possible we can visit other solar systems within our life time but not the way you think. There are exciting times ahead thats for sure

Yes, I've read about the Breakthrough Starshot program, but it is only a dream right now with a lot of issues that have no solution yet.