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Say E.T. lands, does SETI go on?
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Orion Dark One Send message Joined: 15 Jun 04 Posts: 10 Credit: 19,511,574 RAC: 0 |
This is a question I was thinking about. Say some event happens and we know there is extraterrestrial life, would we continue to look for more using Seti? |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
Hi Orion Dark One :) good question! I know a lot of people think we could be in a spot of bother if ET were to find us - so if they're right - looking for help from another ET may become very necessary very quickly - so seti would have to become an underground insurgency/resistance movement I think :) I hope... :) edit: have a meeting to go to now... so that's one of my briefer replies :) |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2475 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
Perhaps, Setizens might be invited/actually needed, if aliens were to land? Or, would only officialdom be involved? By needed -- perhaps, we might be part of a follow-up(?) welcoming committee. . . Of course, political concerns might rise to the fore. . . |
Mr. Kevvy Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 3776 Credit: 1,114,826,392 RAC: 3,319 |
It depends on what the results of the first contact are. If we can communicate, being interstellar travelers we could just ask them where other inhabited worlds are. But if they didn't know then I don't doubt we would keep looking, and at a much greater scale than privately-funded projects running on a shoestring budget. If we just found a confirmed signal the same effect would happen with SETI getting vastly more funding and resources, so I don't think we'd have to keep crunching. That would be enough of a world-changer. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30676 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
If there is one, there are more ....... |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
ET, we actually don't need you any more We may never, nor have ever needed ET... |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
If there is one, there are more ....... Indeed. If one set make contact, we then shift our search area to another part of the sky.... Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Indeed, they might be able to tell us where to point our searches...... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
Depends on what form contact takes. If it is just a radio message I think the search would continue. If ET actually lands on earth and is hostile I doubt that continued searching would yield positive results. If ET lands and is friendly I'm sure they might share their galactic phone book. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2475 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
I'm wondering if aliens would bother to journey large distances to antagonize another planetary civilization. For resources, there should be many planets near them without sentient life to battle. Farther afield, other peoples might make it worth their while, when an exchange of science/culture (especially) is involved, to venture beyond their normal area of influence. But, an electromagnetic/other level of communication might first be employed. That's where Seti would be a big factor. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
I'm wondering if aliens would bother to journey large distances to antagonize +1 rOZZ Music Pictures |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Depends on what form contact takes. If it is just a radio message I think the search would continue. If ET actually lands on earth and is hostile I doubt that continued searching would yield positive results. If ET lands and is friendly I'm sure they might share their galactic phone book. That's about what I was going to say. The only other possibility I see is that there's a whole thriving galactic civilization going on out there that's ignoring us because we're too primitive, but which will accept (not saying they will give enough of a darn to actively welcome) us when we reach the minimum level of technology to interact with them. (The Hitchhiker's model.) David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29859 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
There is also the conspiracy theory. We have made contact but keep the project goings for plausible deniability reasons. Besides, Eric likes his job. |
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