Instinctively. But as we advance, we already stopped doing instinctive things such as the old medical practice of draining blood. Think how much further along we will be by the time we are advanced enough to travel to Alpha Centauri solar system in less than one's lifespan.
Even if we assume that aliens exist (in our proximity), I think they felt upset when we detonated our first atomic weapon. Just as we would be if we saw that apes discovered a lighter, and began threatening other animals by burning woods...
I agree Jan that evolution selects for the most successful species that eventually pushes all competitors out of a specific niche or niches. But, I would also imagine a highly advanced alien civilization would not see homo sapiens as a threat. This type of civilization would have mastered fusion, terraforming, asteroid mining, stellar energy harvesting on a truly massive scale, and everyones favourite, FTL or just sub luminal travel. So why come and take over a planet that’s been trashed by a bunch of bipedal apes and have to deal with all their crap?
Do we feel an urge to conquer chimpanzees - our damage to their environment notwithstanding?
Do we feel an urge to conquer chimpanzees - our damage to their environment notwithstanding?
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They will have the technology to wipe us out and clean up our mess before settling on our nice rock. Or they could use the earth as a penal colony.
The latter would seem idiotic.
The only sensible way would be to land one volunteer ship somewhere interesting and check how we react.
If you or anyone else has new information on this subject I'd welcome it.
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The crews of the tall ships had no qualms about strolling up the beach and running off with the local girls. On the other hand, if the savages had several thousand nuclear warheads to hand, that approach would need some re-thinking.
I suspect that your idea of idiotic, is most everyone else's idea of wise.
I would suggest that landing a lone ship for a clandestine look see has likely already been done, many times. I would also suggest that they would (again, assuming aliens, for the moment) be highly concerned over the potential negative reaction of a society of billions of irrational beings, to the many disturbing implications of such a revelation presented in some indisputable way. No, I feel certain that blundering in, and risking scaring the hell out of all of us, is exactly what not to do.
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For the record... I am not a misanthrope.
What does "the dominant species" mean here? The top of the food chain? Something else entirely?
The idea that species succeed in evolutionary terms by annihilating their competition is alien to me. Evolutionary success is rooted in adapting to an environment. As I noted some time back, bacteria win that struggle for dominance hands down.
What does "the dominant species" mean here? The top of the food chain? Something else entirely?
The idea that species succeed in evolutionary terms by annihilating their competition is alien to me. Evolutionary success is rooted in adapting to an environment. As I noted some time back, bacteria win that struggle for dominance hands down.
I really feel very strongly that the alien mentality guessing games don’t belong in a meaningful discussion of UFOs because where UFO hypotheses get more thought provoking the further out they get, the subject of UFOs becomes less grounded in the here in now by the same degree.
However. Because I can’t resist…
It occurred to me that if these things are ET in origin, and the occupants of the craft are maybe analogous to bio-engineered drone cyborgs following a protocol they are slave to (rather than being the engineers of the craft themselves). Wouldn’t it be rather odd then if these these little drones had perhaps began malfunctioning eons ago due to the stress of space flight; ravaged by entropy? Maybe some of these craft are operating far being their expected lifespan and are confusing the hell out of what ever improbable culture they now run into.
How would we know if our ambassadors from ET were never intended to come this far and were absolutely insane? It might explain a crash or two…
Tl/dr: Alien [1979] - Ash's malfunctioning - YouTube
However. Because I can’t resist…
It occurred to me that if these things are ET in origin, and the occupants of the craft are maybe analogous to bio-engineered drone cyborgs following a protocol they are slave to (rather than being the engineers of the craft themselves). Wouldn’t it be rather odd then if these these little drones had perhaps began malfunctioning eons ago due to the stress of space flight; ravaged by entropy? Maybe some of these craft are operating far being their expected lifespan and are confusing the hell out of what ever improbable culture they now run into.
How would we know if our ambassadors from ET were never intended to come this far and were absolutely insane? It might explain a crash or two…
Tl/dr: Alien [1979] - Ash's malfunctioning - YouTube
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read the series by Cixin Liu, starting with the "Three Body Problem"
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Body-Problem-Remembrance-Earths-Past/dp/0765377063
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Body-Problem-Remembrance-Earths-Past/dp/0765377063
I found all three in a box on a walk; there are in the queue
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If there is a "super" advanced alien species, why would they use outdated flying object technology?
And how do know we are not featuring in a episode of a galactic version of the Truman show?
or worse still, we might be next to the Drashigs exhibit in a miniscope in "The Carnival of Monsters" Carnival of Monsters - Wikipedia
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And how do know we are not featuring in a episode of a galactic version of the Truman show?
or worse still, we might be next to the Drashigs exhibit in a miniscope in "The Carnival of Monsters" Carnival of Monsters - Wikipedia
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A truly advanced species that does all that will realize that in a short while (relatively speaking) humans will acquire the same capabilities, with tech development being on a log slope. The best self defense for them is to incinerate this little insignificant planet and be done with it.
Jan
If we want to, we can exterminate any bacteria we want with two fingers in our collective noses. We eradicated smallpox, polio, what have you. I don't see bacteria doing that to us humans.
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