What Message, If Any Should We Send To Aliens ?

Started by mongers, February 12, 2015, 04:28:25 PM

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jimmy olsen

Quote from: mongers on February 12, 2015, 04:28:25 PM

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Any society that could come here and ruin our whole day by incinerating the planet already knows we are here"
Dr Seth Shostak
Seti Institute

That's a load of shit, those kinds of signals don't propagate that far.

http://zidbits.com/2011/07/how-far-have-radio-signals-traveled-from-earth/

The kind of signaling he's talking about doing would. It's dangerous and shouldn't be risked.
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Agelastus

Quote from: The Brain on February 12, 2015, 04:30:14 PM
We shoud obviously try to fly under the radar. Actively announcing our presence is retarded, but that's morans for you.

You're being a bit unfair to all these people, aren't you -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moran_(surname)

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