Exactly what it says on the tin. I hope to start a good discussion on it, because it pretty much is the biggest question out there now.
I personally believe in other life, besides the life on this planet. Think about it: there are millions of galaxies. In each of these galaxies, there are millions (probably billions) of stars. Considering there are nine planets around our star, that means there are probably thousands of billions of planets out there. How could this place be a "freak" accident? How could to be unique? Infact, it's likely that life is very common in the universe; and one moon orbiting Jupiter might have life on it as well.
As for intelligent life out there... that is a different question. I'd say that intelligent life would be rare-ish; considering everything that can happen in a planet's development, it's possible that there might be only one planet with intelligent life in every couple of solar systems in a galaxy.
As for types of life... I'd say that our imagination is far too limited to imagine what other life forms would look like, or how they adapted to life on there planet. I'd hardly say all life would be carbon-based; or would require oxygen, or would require water. I'd also say that any creatures we would meet would be radically different; considering that our imagination is fueled by the things around us, I would't be surprised if our imagine of other intelligent life forms is compellingly wrong.
Anyway, that's my views, and if anyone else as anything to add, that would be great.
I personally believe in other life, besides the life on this planet. Think about it: there are millions of galaxies. In each of these galaxies, there are millions (probably billions) of stars. Considering there are nine planets around our star, that means there are probably thousands of billions of planets out there. How could this place be a "freak" accident? How could to be unique? Infact, it's likely that life is very common in the universe; and one moon orbiting Jupiter might have life on it as well.
As for intelligent life out there... that is a different question. I'd say that intelligent life would be rare-ish; considering everything that can happen in a planet's development, it's possible that there might be only one planet with intelligent life in every couple of solar systems in a galaxy.
As for types of life... I'd say that our imagination is far too limited to imagine what other life forms would look like, or how they adapted to life on there planet. I'd hardly say all life would be carbon-based; or would require oxygen, or would require water. I'd also say that any creatures we would meet would be radically different; considering that our imagination is fueled by the things around us, I would't be surprised if our imagine of other intelligent life forms is compellingly wrong.
Anyway, that's my views, and if anyone else as anything to add, that would be great.