PabloZed
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Because huge if true.
Yeah, but the day after . . .
Because huge if true.
Well, if the shit hits the fan we could always nuke 'em.
what if nukes to them are what stone age weapons are to us?
We will be the aztecs in that scenario. If we are discovered and reached by an interstellar civilization, we are totally screwed.
E.T don't want none
i think by the time we develop the tech to be able to travel to other planets beyond our solar system we will have gone past the need for fossil fuels. but i'm sure there are other elements that we can go to war over tho
Hopefully space travel is a thing before I die, or I'll be pissed.
if we ever get our measly hands on those planets, you bet your ass we will siphon the oil
This is assuming that the aliens are exploitative imperialists like we are.
Maybe they've transcended that stage and are so civilized they're only interested in exploration. This is something that hardly ever gets addressed. We assume these extremely advanced species are going to have the morality of 15th century humans.
What if they want to harvest resources and won't take no for an answer?
I just don't really believe they can tell if a planet is earth like
I just don't really believe they can tell if a planet is earth like
I just don't really believe they can tell if a planet is earth like
What possible resource could a space-faring interstellar civilization need to harvest on Earth that they couldn't get cheaper and more easily accessible on an asteroid or uninhabited planet?
The idea that an advanced civilization would be hostile towards us is pretty ridiculous. For a society to last long enough to improve their tech. to the point that they can travel the stars would require them to have long put down things like war and conquest. For if these things still existed on their planet they would have destroyed themselves long before their technology got to that point, kind of like what human beings are doing now.
Also, the ability to travel stars opens up an infinite amount of resources that require no killing, no conquering. So why would they take any risks what so ever, and kill off another intelligent species, to acquire resources they could find elsewhere with little effort and no war?
This is just common sense stuff.
I believe they can, but I would welcome an explanation as to how they figure it out.