# Do you believe that we're alone?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-were-alone/515037>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 25, 2009, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-were-alone/515037 "2009-10-25T05:49:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-were-alone/515037/61 "2009-10-27T22:48:56Z")

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> [@VinylTurnip](#):
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> I think we’re alone _now_.
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> There doesn’t \*seem \*to be anyone around.

> [@ghardester](#):
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> The beating of our hearts is the only sound.
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> So for long distance communication, through space, that doesn’t really work well.

You mean what? AM radio? 😃

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**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-were-alone/515037/62 "2009-10-27T23:41:58Z")

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I hope we aren’t, but I’m a bit torn really.

I think it is unlikely but possible. I think it is also probable that we will never get to travel through space such long distances. More of a cynical belief than one based on physics.

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