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The part that fears a warlike alien civilization.

• ceejayoz 15y ago
  Our laws already cope with warlike human civilizations, why would an alien one be any different from an equal protection standpoint?
  • defen 15y ago
    Potential inability to understand or communicate with them in a (perceived) kill or be killed situation.
    • RickHull 15y ago
      http://robinhanson.typepad.com/files/three-worlds-collide.pdf http://robinhanson.typepad.com/files/three-worlds-collide.pd...
• itistoday2 15y ago
  If we ever encounter aliens more intelligent than ourselves, let us hope that we were able to show them that we knew how to treat other intelligent species with whom we cohabit Planet Earth. Otherwise, for the sake of avoiding hypocrisy, you should be OK finding yourself chopped up on a platter, or, enslaved in a zoo to be gawked at. Remember the Golden Rule, and Uncle Ben's words: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Uncle_Ben#.22With_great_power_comes_great_responsibility.22 https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Uncle_Ben#.22...