wanderingbear
Radical liberal
More dangerous than humans? I find that unlikely.
He speculates most extraterrestrial life will be similar to microbes, or small animals - but adds advanced lifeforms may be "nomads, looking to conquer and colonize."
I've always found that a successful survival strategy is to curry favor with one's superiors.
I for one, welcome the pending arrival of our benevolent Alien Overlords.
Originally Posted by Cypress
I've always found that a successful survival strategy is to curry favor with one's superiors.
I for one, welcome the pending arrival of our benevolent Alien Overlords.
So, you are a kiss ass!!
I don't. Just look at cockroaches. They're going to go extinct entirely through their own actions.More dangerous than humans? I find that unlikely.
And what Hawking is saying is, what if the universe has some kind of 'antibody' element we aren't aware of, a 'self-cleaning' process of dealing with undesirable 'virus' detected? Our sending signals out into space, looking for some other life form, could be very dangerous for our existence. We might be better served to remain 'quiet' and hope we aren't noticed.