Although I think man ought to follow his dreams, sometimes I think we ought to be careful exploring space. What if we find a species that removes us from (our perch at) the top of the food chain?
I love Sci Fi too, but find much of it pretty juvenile these days. I was easier to please 25 years ago. Somewhere in FR, I think there's a thread posted that recommends authors, does anyone know where?
Uhmmm....I supposed we'd be in a world of hurt.
But if they are more advanced technologically (as far as space travel is concerned) than we are, they should be able to get to us first anyway. It should be easy to find Earth with all the radio emissions we've been putting out. If we find them through our own efforts and they can't get off their own planet (or out of their own system), all we have to do is avoid them. If we are evenly matched....we'll just see who eats whom for breakfast!
I'm not familiar at all with the SF threads here at FR.