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I think we need only reflect on our own likely response to any conceivable attempt by a previous civilisation to so forewarn us, to realise the futility of our
by hanoz 8y ago
I think we need only reflect on our own likely response to any conceivable attempt by a previous civilisation to so forewarn us, to realise the futility of our attempting likewise.
- Roedou 8y agoWell, we looked at those gigantic pyramids, translated the hieroglyphs in some places to mean that a dangerous curse would afflict anyone who entered, and then went in to explore / loot the places. So... yeah. That's the level of being willing to ignore warnings that we have to prepare for.
- EForEndeavour 8y agoI think that's exactly the mindset that the Sandia National Labs panel adopted: how would we react to any conceivable attempt to warn us away from such a site? What wouldn't work on us, why, and how could we improve that? The article summarizes their conclusions.
- jcadam 8y agoThis whole discussion reminds of the novel A Canticle for Leibowitz. i.e., a society arising in the centuries after a nuclear war failing to learn from their ancestors' mistakes.