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> “protect ourselves - even just by blowing ourselves up” Doesn’t that defeat the purpose?
by sebleon 9y ago
> “protect ourselves - even just by blowing ourselves up”
Doesn’t that defeat the purpose?
- YeGoblynQueenne 9y agoThe idea is that if the Earth was taken over by an alien species they'd exterminate us- we'd go extinct anyway. So we might as well threaten to do it ourselves _and_ take the planet with us, which greatly reduces the value of invading.
- sebleon 9y agoHa, so the idea is to keep nuclear arms around so that we can bluff aliens and prevent an invasion? I don’t think humanity would opt for mass suicide if aliens showed up.
- YeGoblynQueenne 9y agoWho said anything about bluffing :) But you're right- determining any degree of consensus for such a decision would be nearly impossible. Then again- extinction event.