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Newsweek tells us, “aliens are enormous, science suggests,” here:

Aliens, if they exist, are likely huge. At least that’s the conclusion of a new paper by cosmologist Fergus Simpson, who has estimated that the average weight of intelligent extraterrestrials would be 650 pounds (300 kilograms) or more. ET would have paled in comparison to these interstellar behemoths.

The argument relies on a mathematical model that assumes organisms on other planets obey the same laws of conservation of energy that we see here on Earth—namely, that larger animals need more resources and expend more energy, and thus are less abundant. There are many small ants, for example, but far fewer whales or elephants.

Thus, throughout the universe, as is the case on Earth, there are likely more small animals than large ones, says Simpson, a scientist at the University of Barcelona. Since the number of planets inhabited by relatively small animals would outnumber the amount of worlds where large ones predominate, it is most likely that we find ourselves on a planet with relatively small animals—and are ourselves probably one of the smaller intelligent beings, he adds.

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But we can get science fiction for free at the library. There is absolutely no evidence that space aliens exist. Could be better evidence for ghosts.

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Mapou: This is a strawman argument since this is not what I wrote. So you don't think Darwinists consider the more advanced( humans, ape ,whales) as the more evolved? <b?What Darwinists say is those which reproduce slowest are most affected by adverse,to them, change is the environment . Hold on a second. Are you saying that the rate of inherited change in an evolving population is inversely proportional to the rate of reproduction? No,slower the reproduction the more difficult it is to keep up with an increased morality rate. It should, of course, be the other way around if Darwinian evolution were true. The higher the reproduction the greater higher the rate of change in the population? Good questionvelikovskys
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"There is absolutely no evidence that space aliens exist. "
Absolutely? What about first hand accounts of encounters? Especially when there are multiple persons who encountered the same event together.mike1962
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Mapou: This is a huge problem for evolution because the most advanced (and thus, more evolved according to Darwinists), Your premise is incorrect, evolution’s goal is not most advanced
This is a strawman argument since this is not what I wrote.
animals (e.g., humans, apes, whales, etc.) are the ones that reproduce the least What Darwinists say is those which reproduce slowest are most affected by adverse,to them, change is the environment .
Hold on a second. Are you saying that the rate of inherited change in an evolving population is inversely proportional to the rate of reproduction? This makes sense to you?
It should, of course, be the other way around if Darwinian evolution were true. What a chicken shit theory. ‘Pseudoscience’ just does not do it justice. Or if you understood it.
Oh, I get it alright. It's chicken shit.Mapou
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Mapou: This is a huge problem for evolution because the most advanced (and thus, more evolved according to Darwinists), Your premise is incorrect, evolution's goal is not most advanced animals (e.g., humans, apes, whales, etc.) are the ones that reproduce the least What Darwinists say is those which reproduce slowest are most affected by adverse,to them, change is the environment . It should, of course, be the other way around if Darwinian evolution were true. What a chicken shit theory. ‘Pseudoscience’ just does not do it justice. Or if you understood it.velikovskys
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The argument relies on a mathematical model that assumes organisms on other planets obey the same laws of conservation of energy that we see here on Earth—namely, that larger animals need more resources and expend more energy, and thus are less abundant. There are many small ants, for example, but far fewer whales or elephants.
This is a huge problem for evolution because the most advanced (and thus, more evolved according to Darwinists), animals (e.g., humans, apes, whales, etc.) are the ones that reproduce the least. It should, of course, be the other way around if Darwinian evolution were true. What a chicken shit theory. 'Pseudoscience' just does not do it justice.Mapou
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I remember somewhere I read something about evidence ... that just because you are not convinced by the evidence doesn't mean the evidence doesn't exist... where was that? https://uncommondescent.com/intelligent-design/a-final-word-on-evidence/ "Claiming evidence does not exist because you don’t find it persuasive is at best intellectually lazy; at worst it is dishonest."Jim Smith
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"There is absolutely no evidence that space aliens exist. Could be better evidence for ghosts." I remember reading somewhere that everything you believe is based on personal experience and testimony. There is good evidence for ghosts https://sites.google.com/site/chs4o8pt/summary_of_evidence Astronauts Say UFOs are Real http://ncu9nc.blogspot.com/2013/04/astronauts-say-ufos-are-real.html High Ranking Government and Military Officials Say UFOs are Extraterrestrial Craft Visiting the Earth http://ncu9nc.blogspot.com/2013/09/high-ranking-government-and-military.html Video: "Debunking the UFO Debunkers" in which Stanton Friedman explains why you cannot trust the "skeptics". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crg67I276iU UFO Witness Testimony http://ncu9nc.blogspot.com/2014/02/ufo-witness-testimony-from-csetiweb.html UFO Experiencers Speak http://ncu9nc.blogspot.com/2014/03/video-highlights-of-ufo-experiencers.html Exopolitics Lectures from the 2010 X-Conference http://ncu9nc.blogspot.com/2014/03/exopolitics-lectures-from-2010-x.htmlJim Smith
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JWTruthinlove @ 2 Yes, absolutely. I'd seen it pointed out once that if the Loch Ness Monster was a murder, there's been more than enough evidence to get a conviction for decades. The question is always "what do YOU find convincing?" and the follow-up question is "what would convince you that you're wrong?". If nothing can convince you that you're wrong about a belief, then you've entered into a religion. Communists are famously "religious".mahuna
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Humans are by far the most populous "large mammals" on Earth. We easily outnumber whales and elephants and gorillas. And we became the dominant specie because of our big brains and our natural inclination to live in cooperative packs, unlike herds of antelope and such. So I don't see weight being a key element, unless the mathematical model assumes that most inhabited planets are significantly larger than Earth and have much higher gravity. But, hey, the guys with the model got mentioned in the national press. So clearly it was worth the trouble to publish a wild guess.mahuna
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@News:
There is absolutely no evidence that space aliens exist.
Besides thousands of eyewitness testimonies. You can read all about your hypercepticism here.JWTruthInLove
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Well...there is this.Bilbo I
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