For you "Creationists"...

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Jim

I myself believe in the Big Bang Theory. Which brings me to people that believe in Aliens far advanced than us. If we are to believe in the Big Bang Theory, why would an alien life form evolve faster than people on Earth? I do believe that there are life forms on planets outside of our Galaxy but I think they are about as evolved as we are. Damn, did I just go off on a tangent?

Jim, if the evolution of intelligence is related to the age of the planet, which is related to the age of the star, we here on this planet happen to be circling a comparitively younger star.

There are star systems, and presumably planets, billions of years older than ours.

All you would need is a planet a few thousand years ahead of us to produce advanced aliens, compared to us.

No, I'm not personally big into aliens, but I do know there are young stars and older stars, and the sun is a little bit younger rather than older.