~~~ On 2007/01/03 18:24, Goodwin, Greg P. at GoodwinG@aafes.com wrote ~~~
> And there is a chance that they would stop in, visit with us, but go away
> logging in their records "In a long exhaustive search of the universe we still
> show no signs of intelligent life."
>
> Face it, if beings came and visited us, it would be like us visiting a caveman
> on their world. Would *WE* really note them as intelligent? I think we would
> be curious, but in the end we would still feel alone in the universe.
There's a theory which states that if intelligent life ever came here,
they'd quarrantine our solar system, surrounding it with warning beacons
broadcasting strict warnings that it contains a planet dominated by a
species that tries to solve its problems by killing things.
Another theory states that this has happened already.
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