Primitive Alien Life May Exist, Stephen Hawking Says

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:28 AM EDT

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WASHINGTON — Famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been thinking a lot about the cosmic question, "Are we alone?"

The answer is probably not, he says.

If there is life elsewhere in the universe, Hawking asks why haven't we stumbled onto some alien broadcasts in space, maybe something like "alien quiz shows?"

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ShaunV

The 66-year-old British cosmologist, who suffers from ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, and must speak through a mechanical device, believes "if the human race is to continue for another million years, we will have to boldly go where no one has gone before."

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#1 - Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:29 AM EDT

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Chum

We're making some pretty serious mistakes. It's hard to imagine we won't find a way to kill everyone off well before the million year mark.

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#1.1 - Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:34 PM EDT

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ShaunV

believes "if the human race is to continue for another million years, we will have to boldly go where no one has gone before."

Yes, go somewhere else and destroy another planet. Sigh!

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#1.2 - Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:27 PM EDT

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kareval

I seriosly doubt the human race will continue much past 2012. Humaniod? yes, but Human Beings? no.

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#2 - Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:35 AM EDT

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ShaunV

Interesting point.

You may be accurate. We may all be chip-implanted cyborgs, someday.

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#2.1 - Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:50 AM EDT

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