I still agree with the view they are unlikley to intentionally punish us.
Joel Send a noteboard - 30/09/2011 09:35:13 AM
And, yes, this thread is eerily reminiscent of when Isaac and I threadjacked Camillas posting of the article suggesting advanced ETs might "punish" us for Global Warming (frankly, that sounds like someone who watched the remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" too many times. 
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Well if that post that was meant to be about the possibility of advanced aliens punishing us and it was hijacked by a discussion of fossil fuels then it's only fair that the opposite takes place here.
They might be a bit disgusted, but a greatly advanced race seems more likely to drop clean energy rich fusion in our laps, recycle our atmosphere, remove all our fossil fuels or a dozen other options than inflict some punishment on us. It would be a touch hypocritical for hippy vegan aliens to unleash the wrath of Zod on primitive species and cultures, though I suppose man might not have a monopoly on hypocrisy. Predatory aliens would hardly be a shock, but punitive ones seem counterproductive to any benevolent or symbiotic ethos.
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An interesting thought I had that may be worth discussion.
- 29/09/2011 07:22:01 PM
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I definitely agree with the first part.
- 29/09/2011 08:32:33 PM
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why do you think only those options would be available?
- 29/09/2011 08:35:53 PM
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Well just look at the history of Earth. And the cultural/advancement disparity would be FAR greater. *NM*
- 29/09/2011 08:58:52 PM
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Could be cultural domination.
- 29/09/2011 09:32:18 PM
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In one particular space opera, it's a mix and probably the best situation possible for humans.
- 29/09/2011 10:21:42 PM
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Unless their advancement is so great they are VERY ethically enlightened, her fears seem valid.
- 30/09/2011 03:04:40 AM
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I think I've met a few aliens...
- 30/09/2011 01:31:55 AM
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Those know it all holier than thou all powerful vegan aliens are SO annoying.
- 30/09/2011 06:40:30 AM
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The big issue is energy density, IMHO.
- 30/09/2011 02:53:39 AM
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That's so perfect.
- 30/09/2011 06:43:31 AM
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- 30/09/2011 06:43:31 AM
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I still agree with the view they are unlikley to intentionally punish us.
- 30/09/2011 09:35:13 AM
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We really have no idea how rare advance technologies societies are
- 30/09/2011 02:00:56 PM
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That's a really good point.
- 30/09/2011 04:34:28 PM
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The doomsdays options don't really hold up well though
- 30/09/2011 05:22:57 PM
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hmmm
- 30/09/2011 07:51:42 PM
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Yeah but that's just a variant of "Highly advanced aliens who for some reason are totally stupid"
- 30/09/2011 10:21:34 PM
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I didn't mean to imply that were not talking to us because they looked down on us
- 01/10/2011 01:07:02 AM
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Re: I didn't mean to imply that were not talking to us because they looked down on us
- 01/10/2011 02:50:42 AM
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of course I can't say, that was my point
- 30/09/2011 07:42:55 PM
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Re: If life formed, why might there not be fossil fuels equivalent to, or greater than, our own? *NM*
- 01/10/2011 03:16:23 AM
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