Apr 26, 2005 16:01
19 yrs ago
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Canada
Conference interpreter, MBA, ATIO, ATA
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Russian to Chinese, and 8 more.
nevertheless life elsewhere in the universe
English
Science
Astronomy & Space
"We believe, and it is only a belief at this point, that there is probably a lot of life out in the universe, but it may only be at the microbial stage," Victoria Meadows, the institute's virtual planetary laboratory chief, said.
Not people flying UFOs, but nevertheless life elsewhere in the universe."
What does the second sentence mean? Does it mean there is life elsewhere in the universe or not?
Not people flying UFOs, but nevertheless life elsewhere in the universe."
What does the second sentence mean? Does it mean there is life elsewhere in the universe or not?
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but some other form of life elsewhere in the universe
She simply means that there are probably not other human beings in UFOs flying around in other parts of the universe but it IS likely that there exists some other form of life. She is being a little - I want to say, sarcastic, since the steorotype of extraterrestrial life are human-life "Martians" in space ships. She's saying that this is not the case and that any life that does exist is probably just microbes or not very complex. Hope this helps.
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-04-26 16:09:40 GMT)
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Human-like, not \"human-life.\" Sorry.
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-04-26 16:09:40 GMT)
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Human-like, not \"human-life.\" Sorry.
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giogi
: yes, sarcastic...but I can see a small green-man out of my window!!!!!
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Alfa Trans (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for your contribution.
LSabadosa's answer is most helpful in showing me the whole picture."
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3 mins
it means there is life elsewhere in the universe, but not in a high development stage
:)
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giogi
: we are not the only ones...even though nobody will be landing here on a flying sucepan....Maybe!
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perhaps even other Giovannas are seeing us through super Hubbles outside there...
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Kirill Semenov
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thanks
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Balaban Cerit
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thanks
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Works in field
Ukraine
60+ books translated and published
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
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maybe not high forms of life (like sentient beings or aliens)
but still there are living organisms, however primitive, somewhere in the universe.
This is a contraposition of highly-developed, sentient forms of life and the most primitive life-forms. But even bacteria are "life" too.
This is a contraposition of highly-developed, sentient forms of life and the most primitive life-forms. But even bacteria are "life" too.
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giogi
: and the poor vegetables...?!?I'm teasing of course!
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Poor vegetables.... like Wyndham's "triffids", for example ;-)
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RHELLER
: yes :-)
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still I hope one day we'll see them. Sentients, not just some purple moss from another planet :)
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Balaban Cerit
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M van Heteren
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Native in: Dutch
Works in: German to Dutch, French to Dutch, English to Dutch
a very low form of life he thinks, wil be there.
probably means he thinks so but there is no scientific prove thusfar.Second sentence means: not human beings flying an unidentified object as an saucer or so, but a very low form of life he thinks, wil be there.
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