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Aliens may destroy humanity to protect other civilisations, say scientists
guardian.co.uk, ^
| 18 August 2011
| Ian Sample, science correspondent
Posted on 08/18/2011 4:01:02 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch
Rising greenhouse emissions may tip off aliens that we are a rapidly expanding threat, warns a report for Nasa
It may not rank as the most compelling reason to curb greenhouse gases, but reducing our emissions might just save humanity from a pre-emptive alien attack, scientists claim.
Watching from afar, extraterrestrial beings might view changes in Earth's atmosphere as symptomatic of a civilisation growing out of control and take drastic action to keep us from becoming a more serious threat, the researchers explain.
This highly speculative scenario is one of several described by scientists at Nasa and Pennsylvania State University that, while considered unlikely, they say could play out were humans and alien life to make contact at some point in the future.
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TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Conspiracy; UFO's
KEYWORDS: aliens; globalwarming; goebbelswarming; gorebullwarming; greenhouseasses; krugmanisagenius; leftards; libtards; littlegreenmen; lunacy; mars; marsattacks; monkeysflyoutmybutt; napl; nasa; okscottyrightfnnow; sciencegonewild; sciencemadestupid; starkravingidiots; toobadrushisoff; whopaidforthis
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To: dfwgator
I never saw it in the theater, but I’ve watched it so many times on TV. I LOVE that movie!
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:18:49 PM PDT
by
brytlea
(Wake me when it's over...)
To: molson209
Or perhaps the koolaid....
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:19:26 PM PDT
by
brytlea
(Wake me when it's over...)
To: ApplegateRanch
Actually, if any aliens are paying attention to us, they are probably laughing their butts off at AGW. And realizing that humanity will never be a threat as our strong countries always rot from within eventually and fade away.
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:19:47 PM PDT
by
dirtboy
To: Williams
Only a godless, immoral civilization would resort to genocide to save a planet.
64
posted on
08/18/2011 4:20:44 PM PDT
by
reg45
To: ApplegateRanch
So now NASA is writing reports based on bad movie plots?
65
posted on
08/18/2011 4:20:44 PM PDT
by
6ppc
(It's torch and pitchfork time)
To: ApplegateRanch
The real reason the aliens would exterminate us is to eradicate liberalism. They would be afraid of being contaminated if we were allowed to escape.
To: ApplegateRanch
OR ELSE!!
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:29:14 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(My Passion for FREEDOM is Stronger Than That of Democrats Whose Obsession is to Enslave Me.)
To: ApplegateRanch
The earth’s climate has been constantly changing since the world began. Any alien civilization advanced enough to detect our climate changes would also know that planets’ climates constantly change.
To: TheThirdRuffian
Liberals seem to have problems understanding reality. Their chicken little minds are easily frightened. On the other hand obvious things seem to escape their notice.
My solution is like the farmer that smacked the mule with a board to get the mule's attention. Liberals need the repeated application of a 2x4 alongside the head, to get them out of their mindless rut.
I cannot imagine anyone not understanding that the Sun is absolutely the biggest determinate of our climate. Try to explain that to a AGW fanatic.
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:30:11 PM PDT
by
meatloaf
(It's time to push back against out of control government.)
To: Fledermaus
Im not afraid of those guys. They are 0-2.
If they're so smart, why don't they just share their "clean energy" solution with us and avoid all that annihilation stuff?
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:33:48 PM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: ApplegateRanch
Aliens may destroy humanity to protect other civilisations, say scientists And there is ALWAYS those who are willing to help them!
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:34:24 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: tgusa
Wouldn’t you love to know how much money is wasted on crap like this each day. If they cut this stuff no one except the researcher would be the poorer. It would be a lot cheaper to give the guy foodstamps than millions in research money to study nonsense.
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:36:47 PM PDT
by
Josephat
To: EGPWS
"Where there's a Will, there's a way relative Dr. Smith!"
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:36:55 PM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
("Public service" does NOT mean servicing the people, like a bull among heifers.)
To: ApplegateRanch; Genesis defender; 4horses+amule; Carlucci; Little Bill; Desdemona; Nipfan; ...
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:37:22 PM PDT
by
steelyourfaith
(If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
To: ApplegateRanch
OMG IT’S A COOKBOOK!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:38:12 PM PDT
by
Ueriah
To: ApplegateRanch
YOUR MONEY IS PAYING FOR THIS!!!
Think about that while you're job hunting. :)
76
posted on
08/18/2011 4:40:21 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
To: ApplegateRanch
People who believe in God are fundamentalist weirdos.
People who believe in space aliens are "scientists."
77
posted on
08/18/2011 4:42:01 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.)
To: ApplegateRanch
The Mexicans are doing their best to destroy American civilization.
To: ApplegateRanch
Let's assume there are extraterrestrials.
And they know we're here.
And they care we're here.
There are two things, IMHO, that the aliens would fear from us, and want to insure were contained on this planet.
#1 is Liberalism/Socialism/Statism.
#2 is Islam.
Both are a cancerous tumor on every civilization they touch.
I wish the aliens would eliminate them for us here, but I would totally understand if they'd wipe us all out should there be a chance of either spreading from this planet.
Nuke us from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:52:02 PM PDT
by
chrisser
(Starve the Monkeys!)
To: dfwgator
Oh geez, you know it when you have lived too long.
Yikes. Gimme some real alien lookin’ thangs before I go.
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posted on
08/18/2011 4:52:26 PM PDT
by
dforest
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