OT: Extrasolar planets discovered directly

[Hunpecked]

We've already discovered organisms that live and breed in acid pools (something like that anyway)

So the theory that all life must be Earth life (ie. oxygen & water) has already been proved false

Well, even the creatures that exist under (for us) extreme conditions on Earth are still based on carbon, water, nucleic acids, etc. In other words, they're variations on a theme, but not a new theme.

There is no doubt in my mind that life can exist out there, its just a case of whether sentient life has yet to develop out there that I wont make up my mind until its proven either way

As long as even a little corner of the universe remains unexplored, the existence of alien life/sentience can't be disproven. So despite the skepticism of some, an enthusiast for ET's can only be proven right, never wrong.