Re: [NTLK] [OT] Carl Sagan Vindication

On 2007-jan-03, at 12:29, Lord Groundhog wrote:

> ~~~ 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.

Cue Terry Bisson's wonderful short story, "They're Made of Meat":

http://www.terrybisson.com/meat.html

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