The Science Fiction Movie Arrival

Some would argue that with trillions of stars in the heavens and billions of exo planets exposed to similar conditions as those on earth, finding another intelligent pecies is a mathematical certainty. If nature obeys identical laws everywhere, then it follows that there must be other celestial cauldrons that have produced advanced life. I don't think anything exists by mere statistical likelihood. The divine will is what determines existence and non existence. But whether for mathematical reasons or metaphysical ones, some folks are pretty confident we will one day find some one or something out there to talk to.