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Originally posted by NGC2736
How much difference would that make in the real lives of real people? And if it made much change at all, how fast would that happen?
Originally posted by NGC2736
How much difference would that make in the real lives of real people?
Originally posted by IgnoreTheFacts
But what if they stopped by and acknowledged that Earth has never once been visited by any UFOs or any civilization they know of (which could be billions) would all the woo woos have to settle down and realize they were wrong, or would they think the Aliens were lying to cover up past visitations, lol.
Originally posted by Badge01
IOW, the chances that there are even any communicating civilizations in our galaxy (able to actively send out a signal) is about 1 civilization/galaxy or less, let alone any chance that they'd have the technology,
Originally posted by schuyler
If the White House Lawn Scenario unfolded, I would think a lot would depend on what ET had to say. There's a world of difference between, "Stick em up!" and "Help us; we're lost."
Originally posted by spacecase
A simultaneous appearance at all the free countries around the world would be more appropriate. Why would we be so special?
Originally posted by Mr Jackdaw
The problem with that analysis, Badge01, is that it assumes that other civilizations would have developed along the same lines we have.
Still, I agree; a landing on the White House Lawn would be immediately suspect. The White House is only significant to the United States, and not to the entire planet.
Originally posted by schuyler
That assumes a nuts & bolts, EBE scenario limited by the Einsteinian view of the structure of the Universe. It may be that Einstein is like Newton. Newton's laws work just fine within Relativity, but they are a sub-set.
If the White House Lawn Scenario unfolded, I would think a lot would depend on what ET had to say. There's a world of difference between, "Stick em up!" and "Help us; we're lost."
Originally posted by Badge01
(Even at great distances I think there would or could be a number of indicators if the galactic core was densely colonized.)
Note in other followups to my post, the only way to get around this basic scenario is if you first postulate changing the laws of physics (or our understanding of them).
Originally posted by schuyler
another hobby. It's looking pretty bleak for the WHLS, not to mention this entire forum.
However, your idea that we ought to see some signs if the Galaxy is colonized also rings true. A Class 3 civilization should have blotted out their own suns by now, and we ought to be able to see that.
Would I want to shake their slimy tentacle. Uh, no. I think I would be too frightened they would eat me.
[edit on 8/10/2007 by schuyler]
Originally posted by Badge01
Using a corollary of the Fermi Paradox, I have serious doubts that there exists class 3 in the entire Universe. IOW, I think once a civilization became truly spacefaring, then it would be completely free to develop to the maximum, having essentially assured its immortality as a species or race. That we don't see them here, tells me they're unlikely to be anywhere, given the time that has passed.