Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on May 15, 2017 9:44:41 GMT -5
Interesting article published by Time Magazine this week. I suppose interest in science could be considered a 'hobby'. Why Aliens Would (Probably) Come in Peace (this title comes from the Time Magazine's paper periodical. The linked article title comes from Time's on-line site.) When the Martians first land on Earth in the 1996 sci-fi comedy Mars Attacks!, for a moment it appears all will be fine. "We come in peace," says their leader, as the music swells and a dove soars overhead. Seconds later the Martian pulls out a laser gun and opens fire on a crowd of human onlookers. Yet another blockbuster alien invasion has begun. That's Hollywood, of course. But the melodrama underscores one of humanity's most widely held fears: that if and when we do encounter extraterrestrial beings, they will wreak all kinds of havoc, much as they do in the movies. Or will they? For his new book, Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life, quantum physicist Jim Al-Khalili asked a series of experts to explore how humans might actually make contact with aliens. The possibility is not as far-fetched as it once seemed: since NASA launched its Kepler mission in 2009, researchers have discovered thousands of new planets and "revolutionized our concept of how many habitable worlds could exist," writes astrobiologist Nathalie Cabrol in one of the book's essays. But while Hollywood suggests we should expect to battle their inhabitants, science tells a different story. Here, five popular alien myths that Aliens debunks. MYTH NO. 1: Aliens would eat us To find out if aliens would eat us, read the full article here: Why Aliens Would (Probably) Come in Peace
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2017 11:54:10 GMT -5
Big fan of Star Trek and 2001 but I'm not sure it will be carbon life forms visiting us at all given how tough it is to keep it alive in space let alone how long it takes even at the speed of light to reach the nearest planetary system. I think our first contact is more likely with a probe/supercomputer from a a world where the carbon based life forms may have already evolved to machines or even light.
Fascinating stuff, i highly doubt anyone on this planet has even though of what the actual truth is.
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Post by weltschmerz on May 15, 2017 11:59:22 GMT -5
Exactly! Everyone assumes they'd be carbon-based life forms.
There's absolutely no reason to think that.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on May 15, 2017 13:23:55 GMT -5
Hollywood lied to me? That's unpossible!
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