"We know they're extremely advanced technologically, which suggests - very rightfully so -
that they're peaceful. An advanced civilization, by definition, is not barbaric."
Well it’s kind of late to stop hollering into the ether now.
the infowarrior
“Aliens...could porentially bring death and ruin”........too late - Obunghole has already done it.
Tarter says we are so much kinder and gentler now in this modern age??
The 20th century had wars and genocide which killed 100 million plus. If she’s so smart how come she doesn’t know that?
There is an obvious psychological experiment that by now should be a “classical” experiment. Basically collect a group of people and ask them if they want to be part of an “official government survey”. Tell them it is confidential, but it is important to determine public attitudes on this subject.
Then bring out someone wearing a lab coat, or a military uniform, to give them a briefing. The subject is that astronomers have detected a number of UFO alien spaceships heading for Earth, intentions unknown.
What should the government do about it?
On the surface, it actually would survey what they think. However, what you are looking for is first of all, how many people would have a kooky response, any number of things. But they are actually less important than perhaps the largest group.
The people who “go inert” waiting for the aliens to do something. That is, they decided to stay at home and watch TV, not to go to work, or school, or anything, until they had “a sign”.
If it lasted even for a few days, the effects on our economy would be catastrophic. That is, too many working people just stayed home, so the economy quickly fell apart.
The intentions of “the aliens” wouldn’t really matter.
Of course, at the end of this experiment, there would have to be an extensive debriefing, because it wouldn’t be safe for anyone to leave thinking that the aliens were coming. And it would be quite hard to convince some people otherwise.
Any time a society comes into contact with a less developed society, the less developed society loses.
If an alien species has the ability for interstellar travel they will see us just like we would see a Neanderthal.
Not worth saving.
And who says they would be peaceful and kind.
Imagine the NAZIs winning WW2 and achieving the ability to travel the stars.
Not a nice thought.
friendly like the Borg maybe?
The interviewee lost me at their conclusion that an advanced civilization must have limited its population. That’s an assumption that has no basis in anything but the besotted liberal mind, if you will pardon the use of “mind” in connection with a liberal.
“”We’re kinder and gentler than we’ve ever been in the past,” Tarter said, sighting evidence put forth in Steven Pinker’s 2011 book”
?? The twentieth century was the bloodiest and most brutal period in human history.
Our greatest advancements into space were made as an adjunct to warfare.
Why should other intelligent species be different?
Ha! Only humans are fallen, so don’t expect to meet the aliens until after Satan is chained up for a thousand years and God’s Son says it’s safe for them to visit. Then we might be able to take a ride with them.
Tell that to the folks that used to live on Mars. According to Dr. John Brandenburg, Mars underwent a horrendous atomic attack based upon the Xenon 129 readings. Happened around 200-250 mya. Was enough to scour the planet. Thats why the only things left were the “Monuments Of Mars.”