Is there actually any proof that there are no martians ?

Question

on mars

Answer 1

None at all. In fact, now they're finding proof that there COULD be life on mars. Cool!

Answer 2

You can never have absolute proof that something does not exist. That is logically impossible. But any location on mars, where no martians have been observed are one nail more in the coffin of the martian existence.

For example, we already know, that they are not on the ground (photos) and they are also not living low underground (because Mars Express made long wave radar measurements up to 50m deep into mars).

They could still, theoretically life deep underground, where we have not yet looked. But the chance is very very low.

But that we can't proof that they can't exist, is not proof that they exist. It is a proof, that we don't know it yet with 100% certainty. But we are about 99.9% sure, that they can not exist, because we have not yet found any evidence for their existence.

Answer 3

Have you ever heard of anal probing?  J/K.

Answer 4

It is incredibly difficult to prove a negative.  

Let's say you're looking for a needle in a haystack.  How long would it take you in searching for it before you had PROOF that there was no needle there at all?

Answer 5

So far and as far as we know, there is no proof either way whether there are, or are not any Martians.

Personally, I am very sure there are microbes on Mars and I happen to think there are intelligent Aliens also on Mars, be they indigenous (Martians) or Extraterrestrial (Aliens).

Answer 6

Ya... the lack of proof for Martians...

Answer 7

There is no proof that there is life on Mars, and there is no proof that there is not life on Mars.  

Answer 8

I hear it's impossible to prove a negative.  But surely we would have found them by now; we've sent tons of probes up there.

Answer 9

yes, there is some proof as there ia a polar cap on mars

Answer 10

Maybe, we just have not searched enough, I think in a century, we may colonized and searched mars. We have only scratched the surface with the probes, and we really don't know if there is life or not. We might find different lifeforms, but not what we expect. We might not find green aliens (Martians) as we hoped we just might find different minerals,plant and very simple organisms. But there is proof of there being water on mars. So it would be nice to talk to some else besides humans all day.

Answer 11

re-words the question to ask. "Is there any proof there are"

I haven't heard either way. I want to think there are