Quote Originally Posted by cadmiumblimp
My point was supposed to be that extraterrestrials likely came about in the exact (or similar) way we did.

And yet...here we are, thinking freely. I'm not disputing what you're saying, as I agree entirely, but schools (as they are now) can only go so far when it comes to indoctrination.
Not everyone really thinks freely. In fact, very few people do.

And yes, I was going to say that extraterrestials probably came in the way we did as well. Also, we're already in contact with them. So it is in our lifetimes. Not we as a public, but we as in a very small amount of people. Don't worry, we'll see extraterrestials much more intelligent and advanced than us soon.

SETI has actually picked up many extraterrestial signals, too. But they have been covered up by the government.