Posted on 06/05/2006 7:42:57 PM PDT by KevinDavis
Speculating about what an alien race might believe, think, or do has a definite fascination. Of course, it is nearly pure speculation; we simply don’t know enough about intelligence in the universe yet to reach even any tentative conclusions. It’s also important to remember that speculation is human speculation, and may not, therefore, have anything at all to do with the thought patterns of an intelligent species that evolved along its own path.
With that disclaimer firmly in mind, let’s look at the “Park Hypothesis” as put forth by Michael Huang in a recent TSR article. (See “The Park hypothesis”, The Space Review, May 30, 2006) Of course it’s possible another race would choose not to develop spaceflight. Human spaceflight over the long term is not yet guaranteed. However, as Mr. Huang points out, those civilizations that limit themselves to one planet will not last indefinitely. We should also note that not every civilization will develop high technology. For those that do not, even though the species might have the necessary intelligence, the question of whether to develop spaceflight will never come up.
(Excerpt) Read more at thespacereview.com ...
Reminds me of a funny book, pretty short... 'First Contract'
Live simply so others may simply live.
Until an asteroid comes boomin' down and exterminates 'em.
More for us. ;')
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