NASA Seach for Earth-like Planets

I’ve always wondered if it was possible for there to be a world out there that is just as populated, advanced with state-of-the-art technology yet still has so many problems. Maybe these other worlds have been around for a while and have learned better. Maybe they’ve gone through the lives the we are living, realized that wasn’t the way to live, and have now changed their ways. Or maybe they were wiser from the start and knew that unlimiting ourselves in this technological way would pose as a problem in the future, so they never did it. Do they have the same God as us? Do they know better than to believe in God?

All these questions run through my mind when I ponder about whether there could be other worlds out there. Our world, and namely the United States, is so enthnocentric, that it is seemingly impossible for them to believe or be convinced of the idea that there could be another world out there that is far beyond us in terms of wisdom, technology and knowledge. We would like to think that we are the best, that we have thought of everything and that we are the first to accomplish anything great, but imagine what a wake up call it would be if we were to find out otherwise–if we were to find out that we are actually way far behind the rest of the Milky Way, and that we came afterwards.

What if these “aliens” turn out to look just like us? Or what if they are a species that we’ve never come across before? What if in their world, we are the “animals,” and what separates us from them is their progressive thinking and ability to communicate properly? What if our idea of proper communication is like the grunts and barbaric sounds that the cavemen used?

Just food for thought. Hopefully not, or hopefully so…