[Nantuko Joe]

The chances that they found this planet based on any other fact, other than detecting our radio waves, are non-existant.

What is your obsession with radio waves? And how are the chances nonexistant? It is indeedly possible that there is some form of extraterrestrial life in a nearby galaxy that can be seen using only the weakest telescopes. Hell, scientists have also recieved odd signals coming from that galaxy, but since they didn't receive our radio waves, does that mean that they don't exist?

If they found Earth before we "conquered" the planet, they would no doubt have taken our pretty blue planet for themselves, wouldn't they?

And if they found it while we were in the early stage of development, why wouldn't they make some contact with us?

How would you know that? You watch too many movies. Maybe aliens and early humans are just like today, with humans studying different ecosystems and the rainforest. Maybe the aliens just wanted to observe us and study us for the time being...maybe at one point they shared the same view as you do (that there are no aliens), then went flying around and found us. However, instead of conquoring us, they studied us.

So, you're trying to tell me, that they were afraid to make contact with primitave people? Doesn't sound like an advanced alien race to me.

Once again, I never said they were afraid. Like I said before, they could have been merely studying us.

#1, if there are aliens ANYWHERE near us we would have found them, Using these GIGANTIC radio satilites. and there are 27 of them in a big Y formation.

It is also indeedly possible that there are other aliens out there, but not yet sentinent. You can't jump to conclusions saying that our Y-formation satellites would have found aliens. Scientists believe that there is life in Io, one of Jupitor's many moons. Io is covered with a huge sheet of ice, and underneath may be water. If underneath is water, it is also possible to find simple life forms, like bacteria, some breed of sea worms, simple fish, or other creatures.

Also, scientists have found fossilized bacteria in rocks from Mars. WHich tells us that Mars once had a more tolerable atmosphere, and that life HAS existed there, but only bacterial life has been found. But it is indeedly possible that there could have been a whole race of creatures on Mars (ie, "Mission to Mars" movie)

As for the idea that they are "watching" us, and we have no idea how to detect them, is a rather rediculous and conceited theory, don't you think? We aren't that interesting

Not that interesting? We're the only sentinent creatures on earth. Out of all the billions of species of animals that exist and have ever existed, we're the only ones with a refined means of communication, a written language, and ANY form of technology. How can you not find THAT very interesting. If I flew off and found an alien planet, I'd definately find THAT interesting. But what if the aliens themselves say the same thing? That we wouldn't want to study them 'cause they're not interesting?

We human beings find ANYTHING new or unexplained to be interesting. and I'm guessing that the same goes for any extraterrestrial life, too