sbrettt
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I think it would be interesting to see how this worlds superpowers react to real superpowers.
What would it mean for humanity if an intelligent PEACEFUL alien race showed up here? What would they be like considering the know how it would take to efficiently travel across galaxies? Would it change your outlook on life? Would you be happy or terrified? It's possible they could be radically different from any life on Earth. Perhaps with an entirely different structure than life on Earth. Maybe instead of DNA, they would have something else. I think it's possible life forms advanced enough to travel around the universe could articulate thoughts, basic for them, but unimaginable and impossible to comprehend for us. How would this impact man kind as a whole? I know this is stretch, but I think it's fun to speculate about this.
Well, I think I've been very much influenced by Starfleet's Prime Directive.
Even if these beings discovered our planet, I doubt they would make contact. We're not ready. We are scoundrels and thieves, beggars and liars, and whatever other adjectives you can think of that would negatively describe us. If there are beings that have conquered the speed of light, they are far, far superior to mere mortals here in earth. The biggest mistake they could make would be to make meaningful contact with us.
Observe from a distance, perhaps. But we most assuredly would have nothing to offer them of any consequence.
What would it mean for humanity if an intelligent PEACEFUL alien race showed up here? What would they be like considering the know how it would take to efficiently travel across galaxies? Would it change your outlook on life? Would you be happy or terrified? It's possible they could be radically different from any life on Earth. Perhaps with an entirely different structure than life on Earth. Maybe instead of DNA, they would have something else. I think it's possible life forms advanced enough to travel around the universe could articulate thoughts, basic for them, but unimaginable and impossible to comprehend for us. How would this impact man kind as a whole? I know this is stretch, but I think it's fun to speculate about this.
Well, I think I've been very much influenced by Starfleet's Prime Directive.
Even if these beings discovered our planet, I doubt they would make contact. We're not ready. We are scoundrels and thieves, beggars and liars, and whatever other adjectives you can think of that would negatively describe us. If there are beings that have conquered the speed of light, they are far, far superior to mere mortals here in earth. The biggest mistake they could make would be to make meaningful contact with us.
Observe from a distance, perhaps. But we most assuredly would have nothing to offer them of any consequence.
One thing I wonder is how our ethics would change from new technology. I think it's possible a type 2 civilization could make stars, like our sun, immortal by supplying it with a steady supply of Hydrogen. Also, why does a race have to be aggressive to have a united society? I think they would explore the stars for a better understanding of the universe, and for sight-seeing. Although, I do agree it's very possible they could explore for their own opportunistic motivations. Not trying to argue, just to see your point of view.It wouldn't change my worldview in the slightest. I've never seriously believed that we could be completely alone in the universe, and my personal understanding of religion does not preclude the existence of intelligent life outside of the human race.
That being said, however; such an event would make me rather uneasy as to our species' future. We have no way of knowing what these aliens might want from us on a long term basis, or what kind of negative impacts their arrival might have on social, international, or economic affairs here on earth.
The technology they brought with them might very well send humanity into a new golden age of prosperity, but the utter chaos it would be sure to leave in its wake as the existing societal order was tossed aside and rebuilt would likely be positively cataclysmic.
I dunno. I kind of doubt that any race aggressive and deadly enough to conquer it's own planet, develop advanced technology, and explore the stars just for kicks would be any kind of angelic presence either.
Our two species would probably share far more similarities than differences in that particular regard, which is frankly kind of an overtly frightening thought in and of itself. :lol:
One thing I wonder is how our ethics would change from new technology. I think it's possible a type 2 civilization could make stars, like our sun, immortal by supplying it with a steady supply of Hydrogen. Also, why does a race have to be aggressive to have a united society? I think they would explore the stars for a better understanding of the universe, and for sight-seeing. Although, I do agree it's very possible they could explore for their own opportunistic motivations. Not trying to argue, just to see your point of view.
One thing I wonder is how our ethics would change from new technology. I think it's possible a type 2 civilization could make stars, like our sun, immortal by supplying it with a steady supply of Hydrogen.
Also, why does a race have to be aggressive to have a united society? I think they would explore the stars for a better understanding of the universe, and for sight-seeing. Although, I do agree it's very possible they could explore for their own opportunistic motivations. Not trying to argue, just to see your point of view.
What would it mean for humanity if an intelligent PEACEFUL alien race showed up here? What would they be like considering the know how it would take to efficiently travel across galaxies? Would it change your outlook on life? Would you be happy or terrified? It's possible they could be radically different from any life on Earth. Perhaps with an entirely different structure than life on Earth. Maybe instead of DNA, they would have something else. I think it's possible life forms advanced enough to travel around the universe could articulate thoughts, basic for them, but unimaginable and impossible to comprehend for us. How would this impact man kind as a whole? I know this is stretch, but I think it's fun to speculate about this.
LOL I think it would be the other way around.We'd probably capture them and perform horrible experiments on them. :lol: And if you think racism is bad now . . . :shock:
I don't know if that would change much of anything ethics wise. Most people do not really take the time to think about such things (if they are even aware of them at all).
Besides, it is kind of a long shot that we would even still be around when that kind of thing started to become an issue anyway.
If the aliens were to bring the secret to biological immortality on the other hand, that might shake things up quite a bit. :lol:
Generally speaking, someone does not become the "dominant species" on their given planet by being a push over. Before any serious attempt at society or advanced technology can be made, an intelligent species would first have to master and learn to efficiently exploit its natural environment in such a way for those kinds of pursuits to be made feasible.
This implies a certain degree of latent aggression.
One cannot devote much time to philosophy or mathematics, after all, if they're constantly trying to evade being eaten by predators. Progress requires a certain degree of "breathing room" which a given species must be bloody minded enough to carve out for itself.
LOL I think it would be the other way around.
Even if we could travel say 100 times faster than the speed of light (186,000 miles "per second")...it would take us 250 earth years to get to the center of our own galaxy.
Just a thought...
I agree with you on the bolded point. I tend to believe that for a race/civilization to survive its negative tendencies, it must evolve emotionally and psychologically, or otherwise, it would crumble eventually. I would expect them to be less emotionally-dominated, and wiser, with an intellect which was not so egotistical in nature as many in the intellectual crowd on this planet seem to exhibit.
I think it depends. Are those predators also intelligent, or are they like our natural predators? If they are intelligent I imagine they would get to the point where they set aside their differences and unite for a common good.
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