What Are the Chances of There Are Different “People” Somewhere In The Depths Of The Universe?

The idea of ​​encountering other human-like creatures in the universe sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. However, we have more than enough reasons to think that this possibility is not remote at all.

We would probably think that we are probably not alone in such a vast universe and that there are other species with advanced intelligence and abilities like humans. The question of whether there are others besides us has puzzled humanity for thousands of years.

Some astrobiologists say it’s impossible for human-like creatures to exist in deep space, while others say it’s highly unlikely.

Since the basic laws of the universe will be valid throughout the universe, it may be possible for the same conditions to occur in other parts of the universe as in the first formation of the Earth, the formation of similar substances and similar planets, and eventually the formation of similar living species.

Cambridge University astrobiologist Simon Conway Morris says it is inevitable that human-like beings exist on other planets in the universe. He bases this on the convergent theory of evolution. According to the convergent theory of evolution, evolution itself is a law of nature, and this natural law works on different planets just as it does on Earth.

Therefore, the existence of blue and green alien human-like creatures like those in Star Trek is theoretically possible.

According to the convergent evolution theory, random effects are balanced over time, and over time, similar organisms begin to emerge in very different environments. For example, the ability to fly in birds, bats, and insects evolved separately and independently.

Like Morris, another Cambridge scientist, Arik Kershenbaum, believes that alien life may exist that evolved in human-like ways. According to Kershenbaum, evolution is the basic mechanism that explains life in the entire universe, and the principles we discover on Earth will also be valid in the universe.

Some astrobiologists argue that the emergence of human-like beings in the universe is very difficult because the conditions necessary for the evolution of life in the universe are rare and complex conditions.

For example, it is thought that a highly intelligent species requires a long process to evolve, and that this process takes place through the combination of many random factors. Therefore, it is very unlikely that these coincidences will be repeated on other planets.

The universe is not the only thing that is vast, but the temporal possibilities stretch to infinity.

Even if human-like creatures have existed in the universe at any point in time, which is expressed in billions, the probability of us coinciding and meeting at the same time may be very low. For example, let’s look at Earth. The known history of the Earth is 4.5 billion years. The human species, on the other hand, has existed for about 200,000 years, starting from its most primitive forms. So we’ve been around for a very short time compared to Earth’s history.

When we consider the much more vast history of the universe, the time period when the human species existed is like a grain of sand in the ocean. So we need to take into account when other species came into existence and when they disappeared from the universe over this wide span of time. This makes it incredibly unlikely that we’ll ever meet, even if they did exist.

“Are there others in the universe besides us?” We need more research to answer the question.

The question of whether human-like beings live on other planets in the universe still has not been scientifically answered. With the technological tools and discoveries of the future, all the ideas put forward today may change.