Do You Believe in Aliens?

Yes I do. Earth is proof life can exist in this universe (obviously). It seems reasonable a basic form of life exists elsewhere.

I don't think we will ever observe alien life as it's too hard. Other solar systems are too far away, let alone other galaxies. We can't even properly observe nearby planets such as Venus.

Yes, I believe extra terrestrial life exists but there are significant known barriers that prevent our contact with interstellar species currently. I believe with enough time, we can get past these barriers through technological means.

However, given the age of the universe, there is strong reason to believe that other species somewhere else have likely crossed these barriers but run into another set of constraints which we simply can’t comprehend yet. These could be physical, philosophical, or even metaphysical barriers which prevent contact.

I hoped that in my lifetime we would have made more progress but it may take a few more human lifetimes before we get there, barring a breakthrough which helps leap frog our current understanding.

The universe is so big it seems highly likely

Sure. The real question is over what timescale we're likely to knowingly encounter some.

I believe in much stranger things that are inclusive to aliens.

Yes, I also think first intelligent contact will be life forms with different physiology than us somehow

Yes.

Maybe they won’t look like us. I have to constantly tell myself to deprogram myself the X files et al image of ‘aliens’.

According to USG, I'm a Resident Alien.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/dete...

Is there life in the universe? Almost certainly.

Is there intelligent, technological life in our galaxy? Maybe.

Have we been visited by aliens? Inconceivable.