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Speculating about the motives of a species that may or may not be biologically similar to us and which, even if they are similar, may well be millions of years

Speculating about the motives of a species that may or may not be biologically similar to us and which, even if they are similar, may well be millions of years more advanced than us is very hazardous. I think these kinds of speculations lead many people to hold all sorts of strongly held but unfounded beliefs about what ET's may or may not do here. Maybe after another million years of development a species' main motivation would be simple curiosity, in other words they are basically scientists. Scientists may want to avoid interfering with a species they are studying and therefore remain hidden. But then the same scientists conducting a different experiment may want to selectively perturb the specimen's environment to probe their psychological reactions and degree of intellectual development.

formerly_proven 6y ago
https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.0606 https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.0606 MAD with Aliens? Interstellar deterrence and its implications
- tgflynn 6y ago
  Just from reading the abstract that looks extremely speculative. Frankly you might as well try to make inferences about human behavior by studying aggression in bees.
StantheBrain 6y ago
Exactly, the classic Terran (of the norm), functions mainly with the help of cognitive biases and other syndromes preventing him, by social cohesion, to admit other tunnels of reality than those that composed their groups (majority currently) It's a pity, with a brain so powerful, if you knew what you could understand, admitting to omit the permanent self-awareness. Exactement, le terrien classique (de la norme), fonctionne principalement à l'aide de biais cognitifs et autres syndromes l'empêchant, par cohésion social, à admettre d'autre tunnel de réalité que ceux qui ont composé leurs groupe (majoritaire actuellement) C'est dommage, avec un cerveau si puissant, si vous saviez ce que l'on peux comprendre, en admettant d’omettre la permanente conscience de soi.
- TheBorogoves 6y ago
  If this is a quote, how can I read the rest?

formerly_proven 6y ago

https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.0606 https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.0606 MAD with Aliens? Interstellar deterrence and its implications

tgflynn 6y ago
Just from reading the abstract that looks extremely speculative. Frankly you might as well try to make inferences about human behavior by studying aggression in bees.

StantheBrain 6y ago

Exactly, the classic Terran (of the norm), functions mainly with the help of cognitive biases and other syndromes preventing him, by social cohesion, to admit other tunnels of reality than those that composed their groups (majority currently) It's a pity, with a brain so powerful, if you knew what you could understand, admitting to omit the permanent self-awareness. Exactement, le terrien classique (de la norme), fonctionne principalement à l'aide de biais cognitifs et autres syndromes l'empêchant, par cohésion social, à admettre d'autre tunnel de réalité que ceux qui ont composé leurs groupe (majoritaire actuellement) C'est dommage, avec un cerveau si puissant, si vous saviez ce que l'on peux comprendre, en admettant d’omettre la permanente conscience de soi.

TheBorogoves 6y ago
If this is a quote, how can I read the rest?