Path: csiph.com!news.mixmin.net!news.unit0.net!news.netfront.net!.POSTED.108.219.229.47!not-for-mail From: The Starmaker Newsgroups: sci.physics,sci.physics.relativity,alt.astronomy,rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: No Alien Visits Ever Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 22:44:15 -0800 Organization: Netfront http://www.netfront.net/ Message-ID: <5C18973F.2F08@ix.netcom.com> References: <2fjf1eljrlco3tpt3naj6l35s2p4497569@4ax.com> Reply-To: starmaker@ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: adenine.netfront.net; posting-host="108.219.229.47"; logging-data="11925"; mail-complaints-to="news@netfront.net" X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (WinNT; U) X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 181217-4, 12/17/2018), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Xref: csiph.com sci.physics:719120 sci.physics.relativity:480110 alt.astronomy:302543 rec.arts.sf.written:504359 casagiannoni@optonline.net wrote: > > A very good reason why we're never visited by any aliens : > > Distances between stars are way too great, as to preclude any > possibility of practical travel between them. Like everything, Aliens > would be limited to the accepted and proven speed limit of > c = 3E8 m/sec, and practically and likely something FAR slower. > Distance = Speed x Time. Do the simple math. > > Probably just as well. If Man is any example, then aliens who would > likely be more advanced, and would view Mankind as a primitive entity > to be used at will. We might make delicious hors d'oeuvres ! When are you people going to learn...there is no one out there? Otherwise we would have eyes on top of our heads to keep an eye on them just in case they attack. But we don't have eyes on top of our heads because nature saw no reason too. And it wouldn't never rain so you would not have to use an umbrella... getwittheprogram.