To: HMS Surprise
Why would they come here? What do we have to offer that an adanced species would want to make contact? For that matter even if we develop real space travel, maybe zipping out into space to find a race to conquer us might not be the wisest thing to do. Kinda like broadcasting signals for the sole intent of bringing attention to ourselves.
But let's say that earth and humans are a rarity. How rare are you thinking? 1 in a million? 1 in a billion?
18 posted on
12/29/2014 8:38:10 AM PST by
Durus
(You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
To: Durus
“Kinda like broadcasting signals for the sole intent of bringing attention to ourselves.”
Many scientific supporters of SETI quit their various boards when no one listened to them about actually having a debate before SETI instituted it’s active beaming programs. Supposedly they just did it with very little debate, and even smaller fanfare to the general public.
Freegards
23 posted on
12/29/2014 8:47:45 AM PST by
Ransomed
To: Durus
Kinda like broadcasting signals for the sole intent of bringing attention to ourselves.
"You rang?"
63 posted on
12/29/2014 11:40:55 AM PST by
Bloody Sam Roberts
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