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After reading the Three Body Problem It feels like encoding our exact location might not have been the smartest move :)
by tommoor 9y ago
After reading the Three Body Problem It feels like encoding our exact location might not have been the smartest move :)
- john_wang_doe 9y agoImagine an alien race on brink of destruction and they have the same temperament as human for war. Would make an awesome Sci Movie
- perl4ever 9y agoAn earlier HN link discusses the idea that the pulsar map is useless anyway. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15044698 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15044698
- lloeki 9y agoIIRC Hawking expressed concerns about that: if we were to be found by a more advanced civilization, then we would in all likelihood be ultimately destroyed, because there seems to be a recurring pattern showing that this is what happens when a higher civilization meets a less advanced one. http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vida_alien/esp_vida_alien_18zzk.htm http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vida_alien/esp_vida_alien_...
- sporkologist 9y agoI'd be inclined to agree with #11, in that domination is always motivated by resources, and aliens visiting earth would likely already have all the resources they need. I'd hope they are motivated by curiosity more than trying to get hydrocarbons or whatever.