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Is there Alien Life?

It's a question humanity has pondered for millennia, as they've looked up to the stars,wondering if anything has been looking back. Is there life elsewhere in the universe be it simple single-celled organisms or galaxy-spanning super civilisations?

Positions

Yes: Life Does Exist Outside of Earth

People holding this position believe that there is life of some form located on some other planents

No: Life doesn't exist elsewhere in the Universe

People holding the belief that life does not exist elsewhere in the universe.

Probably yes, but we don’t yet have proof of life beyond Earth

People taking this view consider that in a Universe where there are enormous numbers of worlds like ours it is likely that life has arisen many times. But until we have evidence we don’t know for sure

Arguments supporting this position

No simple life exists outside of Earth

Aside from Earth, no other life exists in any other regions of the Universe

No other complex/intelligent life has ever or will ever exist in the Universe

Not only does life currently not exist elsewhere in the Universe, it has never existed and will likely never exist in the obervable universe

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