It is quite likely they’d be capable of some aggression, as this kind of behaviour is generally favoured by natural selection, at least here on Earth. After all, a species that cannot fight to defend itself or hunt is less likely to develop the capacity for exploring the unknown and taking the risks of space travel.
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“We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet,” Stephen Hawking said in 2010. He has compared meeting aliens to Christopher Columbus meeting Native Americans: “That didn’t turn out so well,”
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SHHHHH ! More alarming is the possibility that alien civilizations are remaining out of contact because they know something: that sending out signals is catastrophically risky. Our history on Earth has given us many examples of what can happen when civilizations with unequal technology meet — generally, the technologically more advanced has destroyed or enslaved the other. A cosmic version of this reality might have convinced many alien civilizations to remain silent. Exposing yourself is an invitation to be preyed upon and devoured.
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Stupid people are more likely than eggheads to believe in God, a controversial new study claims. A British psychologist says he has found a link between having a high IQ and being an atheist.
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It is quite likely they’d be capable of some aggression, as this kind of behaviour is generally favoured by natural selection, at least here on Earth. After all, a species that cannot fight to defend itself or hunt is less likely to develop the capacity for exploring the unknown and taking the risks of space travel.
“We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet,” Stephen Hawking said in 2010. He has compared meeting aliens to Christopher Columbus meeting Native Americans: “That didn’t turn out so well,”
SHHHHH ! More alarming is the possibility that alien civilizations are remaining out of contact because they know something: that sending out signals is catastrophically risky. Our history on Earth has given us many examples of what can happen when civilizations with unequal technology meet — generally, the technologically more advanced has destroyed or enslaved the other. A cosmic version of this reality might have convinced many alien civilizations to remain silent. Exposing yourself is an invitation to be preyed upon and devoured.
This one is cool.
You can buy these ones on Amazon. EXPENSIVE!
I bought my nephew one of these years ago, its got a nice hue too.
Why worry about that when we have plenty to worry about (and enjoy, and be mesmerised by) on Earth? Watch Sadhguru innit.
this…
What if the almighty has a pretty low IQ? Nobody said that something that creates things MUST be smart.
Or God exists but doesn’t really give a monkey’s about you, just as you don’t really give a monkeys about all the dying cells your body sheds.
Don’t hold your breath for NASA to give any money out – you need the Planetary Society and SCI GUY as they dish out lots for awards for asteroid discovery. https://www.planetary.org/press-releases/2019-shoemaker-neo-grant-winners
£250 for the Patrick Moore prize, so that’s a start. Come on NASA and ESA, save your selves some money and offer a prize.
Post your nominations here https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news-display.cfm?News_ID=806 there is no prize though as far as I know. Great idea btw.
Zooniverse do an award thing, but no financial incentive for amateurs to point their scopes at stuff the world wants to find. Shame.