Was tun wir, wenn SETI erfolgreich ist? | Eine der wichtigsten Änderungen in der bevorstehenden Aktualisierung der „Grundsatzerklärung“ besagt, dass Forscher auf keinen Fall eine Antwort auf eine direkte außerirdische Nachricht senden sollten, bis das Thema bei den Vereinten Nationen besprochen wurde
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/what-do-we-do-if-seti-is-successful
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If SETI is successful lol. This reads like a plea for funding, why is there no plan for when Megazord emerges from the planet? Because as far as we can tell, that is exactly equally likely.
Three Body Problem is now permeating the zeitgeist.
What’s to stop a North Korean like state that doesn’t give a fuck from killing us all by attempting to send a signal?
If the signal is a response to [this unwise action](https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-come-up-with-a-new-message-to-let-the-aliens-know-were-here) then it will not matter what we do.
Interstellar travel is so improbable that its hardly a concern
I always thought that replying to an extraterrestrial contact or intentionally „pinging“ our location in to the void is a monumentally stupid thing to do. To me it is very akin to a child wandering around a wild forest at midnight, shouting in to the darkness in hopes of finding a friend. Does it feel more likely to you a friend will be found by such actions rather than a predator?
How about we develop our capabilities and expand our reach to the point where we as species can at least survive losing our homeworld to a random rock, let alone a potential conflict with an entity we haven’t even a concept of understanding, before poking it with our signals. How about we stalk and *look* quietly instead of shouting in to the darkness. How about finding the *others* on our own terms, preferably without them ever knowing we are there? Why do we want to attract attention of the *others* from a position of weakness? So suicidal.
As it would take the ETs thousands of years to get here, there’d be just enough time for the UN to establish a committee, some sub-committees, and submit a draft report