Stay home ET. UK scientist: Aliens may pose risks

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LONDON — British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says aliens are out there, but it could be too dangerous for humans to interact with extraterrestrial life.
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Hawking claims in a new documentary that intelligent alien lifeforms almost certainly exist, but warns that communicating with them could be “too risky.”

The 68-year-old scientist says a visit by extraterrestrials to Earth would be like Christopher Columbus arriving in the Americas, “which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans.”

He speculates most extraterrestrial life will be similar to microbes, or small animals – but adds advanced lifeforms may be “nomads, looking to conquer and colonize.”
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ol’ Stephen is sounding suspiciously like Dr. Bimbu from the movie “Signs”.

Morgan: [to his Dad] If you’re gonna make fun of it, then forget it.
Bo: This is serious.
Graham Hess: I don’t know what got into me.
Morgan: There are pictures. Dr. Bimbu, one of the authors of the book…
Graham Hess: Bimbu?
Morgan: Dad!
Graham Hess: I just asked his name.
Morgan: You had a tone… He said there are two reasons why extraterrestrials would visit us… to make contact in the spirit of exploration and furthering the knowledge of the universe, or the other reason… they’re hostile. They’ve used up all the resources on their planet, and they’re looking to harvest our planet next.
 
Quid_estVeritas said:
ol’ Stephen is sounding suspiciously like Dr. Bimbu from the movie “Signs”.

Morgan: [to his Dad] If you’re gonna make fun of it, then forget it.
Bo: This is serious.
Graham Hess: I don’t know what got into me.
Morgan: There are pictures. Dr. Bimbu, one of the authors of the book…
Graham Hess: Bimbu?
Morgan: Dad!
Graham Hess: I just asked his name.
Morgan: You had a tone… He said there are two reasons why extraterrestrials would visit us… to make contact in the spirit of exploration and furthering the knowledge of the universe, or the other reason… they’re hostile. They’ve used up all the resources on their planet, and they’re looking to harvest our planet next.
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You need to go eat some fruit or something.😃
 
Quid_estVeritas said:
ol’ Stephen is sounding suspiciously like Dr. Bimbu from the movie “Signs”.

Morgan: [to his Dad] If you’re gonna make fun of it, then forget it.
Bo: This is serious.
Graham Hess: I don’t know what got into me.
Morgan: There are pictures. Dr. Bimbu, one of the authors of the book…
Graham Hess: Bimbu?
Morgan: Dad!
Graham Hess: I just asked his name.
Morgan: You had a tone… He said there are two reasons why extraterrestrials would visit us… to make contact in the spirit of exploration and furthering the knowledge of the universe, or the other reason… they’re hostile. They’ve used up all the resources on their planet, and they’re looking to harvest our planet next.
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:rotfl: Love that movie! 😃
 
A flip-flop by Hawking? A few years ago he said it was highly unlikely if not impossible that there was intelligent life like ours in the universe. Scientists change positions quicker than politicians do! ET is the flavour of the month in science and Hawking is jumping on the bandwagon.
 
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