| It Might Be Better to Hide From E.T. |
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| Post by Snow | |||
| Tuesday, 23 August 2011 20:17 | |||
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Msnbc.com Science Editor Alan Boyle discussess the question "What if E.T. Thinks We're Evil?" inspired by a report published in the journal of Acta Astronautica titled "Would Contact with Extraterrestrials Benefit or Harm Humanity? A Scenario Analysis". Sci-fi author David Brin and physicist Stephen Hawking agree that it might be better to keep quiet about our existence because E.T. might not like what we have done with our planet. The 33-page paper, penned by two members of the Department of Geography and the Department of Meterology at Pennsylvania State University and a member of the NASA Planetary Science Division, explores a broad range of E.T. contact scenarios and the possible consequences for humanity.
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