Originally Posted by DieselAddict

When you consider the number of galaxies in the universe (at least 100's of billions) and each having 100's of billions of stars, and each star probably having at least some planets orbiting around it, and the general abundance of organic matter in the universe, it's just about impossible that we are alone. Still one day if and when it's confirmed we're not alone it will be as exciting as it will be chilling. Think about how much technological progress we've made in just 100 years. Now imagine there's an alien civilization somewhere that could be millions of years ahead of us in technology.