I don’t know why Hawking is so enthusiastic about this. He’s been sounding the alarm bells for years.
It’s a good observation. People like Hawking are pretty adamant there “must be” other life out there somewhere. Why are they so insistent?
I say it’s because, if they don’t find other life, then their “life arose from nothing” premise is basically falsified. If life only exists on Earth, that implies there was some intervention or special act necessary to create life, and that means the godless universe they dreamed up to escape accountability is a mirage.
In reality this is just listening so it wouldn’t attract any attention even if they did find something.
After years of thinking about this I’ve reached the conclusion that there would be no good reason for aliens to come here. Anything they could possibly want is found in vast abundance in space and is there for the taking except for animal protein. I suppose colonization is another reason to come here and that wouldn’t be good for us.
It always cracks me up when sci fi shows portray malevolent aliens coming to earth to take our water or use us for slaves. The components for water “Hydrogen and Oxygen” are among the most abundant elements in the universe. (Hydrogen is the single most abundant and water is in the top 10) Interstellar aliens can make water and making robotic slaves is a lot more effective than using limited humans.
...I don’t know why Hawking is so excited about this. He’s been sounding alarm bells for years...
Cognitive Dissonance?
Hawking needs something to keep himself relevant these days. Very doubtful though that they’ll find anything.