Sci/Tech Extraterrestrials could be staring us right in the Face

[The Helper]

The intriguing remark was made by Lord Martin Rees, a leading cosmologist and astrophysicist who is the president of Britain’s Royal Society and astronomer to the Queen of England. Rees, who last month hosted the National Science Academy’s first conference on the possibility of alien life, said he believes the existence of extra terrestrial life may be beyond human understanding.

“They could be staring us in the face and we just don’t recognize them. The problem is that we’re looking for something very much like us, assuming that they at least have something like the same mathematics and technology."

“I suspect there could be life and intelligence out there in forms we can’t conceive. Just as a chimpanzee can’t understand quantum theory, it could be there as aspects of reality that are beyond the capacity of our brains.”

RTFA here.

 

[BlackRose]

Anything is possible. We could be a very complex permanent dream of something's!

 

[LoveRPG]

I cincerely doubt it. It sounds more like he has a dream of seeing aliens during his life time. However, the chance of a pair of aliens just appearing in orbit of earth is more possible if you know something of the subject.

 

[Azlier]

I'd love to RTFA but you forgot the link.

 

[SerraAvenger]

“They could be staring us in the face and we just don’t recognize them. The problem is that we’re looking for something very much like us, assuming that they at least have something like the same mathematics and technology."

True. See xkcd...

“Just as a chimpanzee can’t understand quantum theory, it could be there as aspects of reality that are beyond the capacity of our brains.”

WCE (Worst comparision ever).
We can't even prove that "a chimpanzee can’t understand quantum theory"...
Man... This guy sucks.

 

[sqrage]

I thought this was obvious. Of course things can exist that we can't see or interact with, but it doesn't really matter...

 

[Whitesock]

Ha, I knew Jimpy was an alien.

 

[Avaleirra]

Hmm, never really thought of it that way...

 

[Varine]

“I suspect there could be life and intelligence out there in forms we can’t conceive. Just as a chimpanzee can’t understand quantum theory, it could be there as aspects of reality that are beyond the capacity of our brains.”

I don't think a lot of humans can either.

 

[The Helper]

I'd love to RTFA but you forgot the link.

Oops fixed that.

 

[SerraAvenger]

offtopic:
Does RTFA mean "Read the fucking article", or did I miss something?

 

[Varine]

offtopic:
Does RTFA mean "Read the fucking article", or did I miss something?

Well not if you're little. Then means Read the Fudging Article, or Read the Freaking Article. Alternately it can mean Read the Fun Article to entice people into thinking that they'll enjoy reading said article, however there can be understandable confusion as the acronym does not change so most people will interpret it into their own assumption of the definition.