HDC Weekly Debate #7 - Do You Believe in UFOs?

[_____V_____]

Well...do you?

And do you have an actual sighting from real life to narrate? What are your views on the various theories floating around?

Bring it here. :)

[ferretchucker]

Well, firstly I'd like to point out that it is 100% undeniable that there are flying objects which have yet to be identified. As for alien spacecrafts, which I assume is what you were getting at, I'm not so sure.

Firstly, it has to be noted what happened a few years ago. I don't know when and I don't even know if I've got the story right, but if I can remember what I was told, an Earth space craft was up just outside the atmosphere, when an unidentified flying object began approaching. It got nearer and nearer until something was fired from earth towards it when it immediately changed direction, which at those speeds would have been impossible for any technology we have, or had at the time.

This could be seen as proof, but I may have the story wrong, and through retellings it may be different from what actualy happened. I believe in alien life, definetely, I don't see how anybody couldn't. This planet is pretty fucked up but we manage to live here, so in a universe so big we haven't even got near to scratching the surface, somewhere there must be other life forms.

As for them using space travel to get here, it's possible. We're advancing faster and faster. All it takes is for them to be a few thousand years ahead of us and they could probably easily get here, and with the governments we have, understandably due to the nutjobs out there, covering anything up that might scare us, we could quite easily be in contact with said aliens.

So as for aliens, I give a huge YES! As for Alien Crafts exploring earth, I say it's possible, and with some of the alien sightings, especially that girl in Brazil a few years back (Who was contacted by the Brazillian Government to say she actually lied about everything), they must have got here somehow. But I think that less that 0.1% of the space craft sightings are actually space crafts and are either hoaxes or mistakes.

[Bub the Zombie]

Given the amount of sightings around the world over the years, it seems like a possibility of them being real.

But taking other facts into consideration, such as, why hasn't there been actual contact with any lifeforms from another world till now? If they are technologically superior in every aspect, surely they could have contacted or "invaded" (like numerous sci-fi B-movies) us by now.

The whole situation is a paradox. If you are willing to believe in them, you have a huge load of doubts to clear. If you are not prepared to believe in them, you are presented with another huge load of beliefs.

Einstein's theory of relativity? The Philadelphia Experiment? Objects so designed that they fly past the speed of light?

It's possible, you might argue. But is it feasible? Yes? No? Maybe?

It depends on how you analyse the whole situation, and what your ultimate viewpoint on the matter really is.

[_____V_____]

I believe they exist, following the more conceptual and probable theory put forth by Carl Sagan.

It's only a matter of time, before we have concrete proof of this, too.

[ferretchucker]

The trouble is sifting out the idiots who report everything they see or fake them, to the real sightings.

[urgeok2]

no
nope
nada
nyet

[missmacabre]

I hsve no idea anymore. I used to be a big believer in aliens and the like. Then that stint in the 90's where they faked an alien abduction and I found out crop circles were just bored math students and that fake tv "inside area 51" show. So now I'm a little confused. There's sooo much space out in... space. What are the chances we are the only living beings? and UFO's are obviously real, whether they are alien space crafts? Well that's debatable.

[newb]

This is a pretty big universe.

But....seeing is believing. Show me proof......not "alien autopsies" or a bunch of drunk yokels. I need tangible hardcore proof. Beam me up Scotty....and be gentle with the anal probes.

[Freak]

As of right now no.I've yet to see any real proof.I doubt I will ever Believe until I see ome with my own two eyes.

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally Posted by newb

This is a pretty big universe.

But....seeing is believing. Show me proof......not "alien autopsies" or a bunch of drunk yokels. I need tangible hardcore proof. Beam me up Scotty....and be gentle with the anal probes.

Pretty much my thoughts on the matter. He's a clever man that newb :D