Re:Would We Recognize Extraterrestrial Technology If We Saw It?
by TheLoafOfBread on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:35PM
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No we wouldn't
Imagine that you would give a gentleman from mid 19th century discharged tablet. Would he be able to understand what is the purpose of the device? Very unlikely. And that's difference of just 150 years.
If aliens aren't on our tech level +-50 years, but are i.e. 1000 years ahead of us then they would look like wizards and gods to us. If they would be 10000+ years ahead of us, we would be looking on them like animals are looking on us - completely unable to understand what is going on.
Imagine that you would give a gentleman from mid 19th century discharged tablet. Would he be able to understand what is the purpose of the device? Very unlikely. And that's difference of just 150 years.
If aliens aren't on our tech level +-50 years, but are i.e. 1000 years ahead of us then they would look like wizards and gods to us. If they would be 10000+ years ahead of us, we would be looking on them like animals are looking on us - completely unable to understand what is going on.