Maybe we shouldn’t want to be found…..
A superior intelligence might not be impressed by our “ civilization”
A superior civilization might not use radio communications for very long any more than they would use smoke signals.
Maybe we shouldn’t want to be found…..
A superior intelligence might not be impressed by our “ civilization”
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I have long believed that we are incredibly foolish and naive to be purposely broadcasting the fact of our existence to the rest of the universe. We know from our own history what happens when a technologically superior civilization meets one that is much less so - which is that things never turn out well for the less advanced people. Why do we think that different results would be forthcoming when the technological disparity would likely be much larger than we’ve ever experienced here on earth, and the differences between the two species would be immense? Hell, maybe the advanced civilization that we would meet would be one composed of giant, intelligent cockroaches, the females of which are immensely scared of small mammals and have their husbands step on them. What do you think a civilization like that would do to large and intelligent mammals? I raise that rather absurd example because I’m quite sure that our reaction to a race of intelligent cockroach-like creatures would not be good.
The first thought that comes to mind when I read your statement is that a civilization superior to ours may, itself, be very concerned about revealing its own existence, for the exact same reason. All that needs to happen to them is for a civilization that is as little as 50 or 100 years further advanced to take a dim view of their existence, and they disappear forever. Thus, we would be rather unlikely to discover a civilization that wanted to hide itself. Frankly, it is very foolish to be broadcasting to the universe, and a civilization that is superior to our would undoubtedly recognize that and try to hide itself, while furiously trying to expand to nearby star systems, and to advance their technology as rapidly as possible, on the theory that if they do meet another space faring civilization, at least then they might have a fighting chance if the two did not get along with each other. Perhaps we should do the same.