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Re:Post-Detection SETI Protocols and METI: The Time Has Come... by pmoriarty on Saturday February 11, 2017 @07:28PM (#13625786)
They don't even need to have a long lifespan. They could have the same or even shorter lifespans than humans but use generation ships, or go in to some kind of stasis, or they could send out robotic drones or von Neumann probes.
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Re:Post-Detection SETI Protocols and METI: The Time Has Come... by YeGoblynQueenne on Saturday February 11, 2017 @07:34PM (#13625807)
Yes indeed! Or they could be a BSG-like space-nomad armada drifting in look for a new homeworld. Or a Borg-like space-faring colony.

Those are just silly popular Sci-fi series scenarios and already they do to "You Need FTL to Attack the Earth" what the Vehrmacht did to the Maginot line.

We can't be debating SETI's happy-go-lucky talk-to-aliens plans at that sort of level. These guys need to be reminded, we may be alone in the universe but they're not alone on this planet. Even if there was no risk at all, unilaterally deciding to try and contact an alien species on behalf of all humankind is insanely irresponsible.

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