> I have a hard time buying the pessimism I have an easy time buying it. Look at the intelligent life we know about on earth. Elephants, dolphins, whales, pri

> I have a hard time buying the pessimism I have an easy time buying it. Look at the intelligent life we know about on earth. Elephants, dolphins, whales, primates, dogs, etc... How do we treat those life forms? By and large: Like shit. How are we, as a species, going to handle "new" life forms... intelligent life forms... advanced life forms... that can "bite back" if we try to treat them like our own earth bound life forms? I would say, as a standard answer, hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Humanity... has a large contingent that embodies the worst.