Why Do Aliens Exist

The concept of extraterrestrial life is a controversial subject. People either agree with the opinion that aliens are real, while others argue that the idea of alien life is incorrect. Some take the concept of believing overboard, and others try to justify their disbelief by stating that most who believe are conspiracy theorists. Are aliens real, though? Since the universe is so expansive, why wouldn't they exist? 6EQUJ5, also known as the Wow! signal, could have potentially come from extraterrestrial life force attempting to contact us. On August 15, 1977, at 11:16 PM, an Ohio radio telescope detected a single pulse of radiation coming from the constellation of Sagitarious at the 1420 MHz hydrogen line. This signified that it is a possibility
that there could be a more technologically advanced civilization just light years away in our galaxy. (1) Tissint, a meteorite, landed in the desert of Guelmim-Es Semara, Morocco, on July 18, 2011. Around 700,000 years ago, a collision between Mars and an asteroid caused the meteorite to be thrown from the surface. There is no other meteorite like it. The data collected from it could provide information on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, be it minicule or not. (2) There could potentially be life on one of Jupiter's moon, Europa. "Hidden beneath Europa’s icy surface is perhaps the most promising place in our solar system beyond Earth to look for present-day environments that are suitable for life," NASA said. Below the surface, there most likely is liquid water, which is a must if there is any life. NASA has been studying a species of shrimp that may help them have a better understanding of any life on Europa. (3) Considering the previous information, there are musltiple different outlooks on where alien life could come from, and what kind it could be. There could be intelligent life similar to humans (they could be more smart as well), or there could be miniscule life similar to bugs or even viruses. There are so many different types of life forms that could be out there, since the universe is so large and still expanding. Who knows what is inside or even outside of our galaxy? Humans have not really explored past the Solar System, which barely even touches the whole expansiveness of the Milky Way Galaxy, so nobody really knows what is actually out there. There are many religions that show some belief in extraterrestrial life forms. 55% of Atheists, 44% of Muslims, 37% of Jews, 36% of Hindus, and 32% of Christians believe that aliens exist (4). Some religions are more accomidating to the belief of extraterrestrials than others (5). "There are a lot of so-called UFO religions, and I'm sure that if we discovered that there really was life beyond Earth, there would be lots more of these kinds of things," Weintraub said. "There undoubtedly would be people who would find this as an opportunity or an excuse to call attention to themselves for whatever reason and there would be new religions." (5) Now, there are many conspiracy theories on UFO's and alien abductions.
The Roswell incident was an incident that many conspiracy theorists believed that the US goverment had covered up the incident and that it is still currently shrouded in mystery today. The incident happened in July of 1947 when a rancher by the name of William "Mac" Brazel reported to the sheriff that he might have uncovered the remains of a UFO crash. Eventually, it was stated that it was just a mistaken weather balloon, and there was no UFO. The story eventually died down, except for conspiacy theorists, who still believe that there was a UFO, and that the government purposefully hid it away from the public.
(6) Area 51 is another controversial subject between conspiracy theorists and others.
The CIA admitted, about a year or so ago, that Area 51 in Nevada does exist, but UFOs and the like are not there. Documents released say thet Area 51 was not a place to contain alien space craft, but instead was used as a testing range for U-2 spy planes during the Cold War. Flying at above 60,000 feet, eventually there were reports of unidentified flying objects above the Nevada desert. "High altitude testing of the U-2 soon led to an unexpected side effect -- a tremendous increase in reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs)," the reports said. But alas, commerical airliners just saw the silver reflections coming off of the U-2's wings. (7) There is a possibility that binary star systems are habitable for life. Specifically, it depends on how big and how far apart the stars are to see if they are able to provide a planet with liquid water. Although water is a necessary factor for life, Venus and Mars in the Solar System, even in a habitable zone of the Sun, do not currently hold life.
(8) There are, supposedly, many different types of aliens. There's the little green men that are so popular, and then there are the Greys, plus that crazy reptilian race that are usually the antagonists in most sci-fi horror films. There are even the human-like aliens that way superior to average humans in every way. In most xeno-centric science fiction movie, aliens are usually much smarter, more advanced technologically, and sometimes even taller than us. At times the aliens don't speak the human language, and it's practically impossible to communicate. They abduct the humans, dissect them, or are just visiting Earth for fun. But, as in most of these movies, the aliens are usually the bad guys, the ones who try and destroy humanity. And humans are the ones who take the time to try and commit xenocide, ultimately defeating and destroying a race that could have potentially helped humanity in the long run. Why do humans always try to destroy things they do not understand or are unable to comprehend? Because they're scared of the possibility that maybe, just maybe, there is a race out there that is so much smarter than them. They are driven by fear, and fear can lead to anger, outrage, that something has the audacity to be smarter and more advanced than them. There is a possibility that aliens have not visited Earth because they pity humankind, or they fear that they'll be utterly destroyed by a eccentric, egotistical race that does not want anything or anyone to be smarter than them. Fear could keep the aliens away, while fear has humanity destroy thing that it cannot comprehend.