The extrapolated film and media image of an alien as a small green humanoid with a small body and a huge head, most likely, is not true. According to the British paleontologist, the evolutionary processes that have altered the population of our planet Earth are applicable to the entire universe. So, the choice of appearance for living organisms is very limited.
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Scientist from the University of Cambridge, Professor Simon Morris believes that the humanoid aliens necessarily appeared in the process of evolution on some planets discovered by astronomers and resembling the Earth. This writes The Independent.
In his new book "Runes of Evolution," the scientist talks about convergent evolution, when different living organisms, getting into certain conditions, acquire the same appearance. For example, dolphins as a mammal and sharks as fish.
"The point is to try to bring the reader, naturally, as easily and unobtrusively as possible, to the realization of this fact: a number of important things, from our point of view, such as a complex way of thinking, brain size, and intelligence are also convergent. Therefore, in principle, on other planets like the Earth, the world order can be similar to ours, "Morris emphasizes.
In his opinion, convergent, or parallel evolution, could occur not only on our planet, but also in outer space. Thus, the population of the Earth and the population of some other planet developed independently of each other, but in identical scenarios.
The Earth and its environment, as well as other similar worlds, created almost identical problems and suggested similar ways of solving them. As a result, Morris believes, humanity must have much in common with its reasonable neighbors in the universe.
"Of course, this does not mean that every celestial body that resembles the Earth is inhabited by humanoids.However, if you are asked to grow a beautiful and complex plant - in the end, you will get a flower. If you are going to create a fly, then you have only a few ways to do it, "he explained.
"The problem is very acute: we, like as, should not be alone, but everything shows only that it is so.Perhaps the aliens are hiding, as Arthur C. Clarke suggested, or, as Stephen Baxter sarcastically suggested, we live in a virtual world. I do not know for sure. But I dare to suggest that we have just started from scratch to study this reality, "Morris concluded, adding that his new book is aimed at awakening interest and healthy curiosity in the minds of his readers.
Recall, a former researcher at the aerospace corporation Lockheed Martin Boyd Bushman , shortly before his death, said the existence of aliens. Recognition of an elderly American scientist after his death was made public on YouTube.
In the video Bushman assured that he personally saw the guests from distant worlds and told about the structure of their bodies. In particular, the American said that the aliens have three cartilages instead of the spine, a smaller number of ribs, they are about 1.2-1.3 meters tall and live more than 200 years. They can read minds and communicate with earthmen telepathically.
Scientists meanwhile discover in the outer space an increasing number of exoplanets, on which life can exist. In 2015, their number exceeded one and a half thousand.