A bit off topic, but interesting op-ed. I didn't know about SETI
being active; I thought it was mostly passive, a much safer approach.
Personally, I'm wildly optimistic that SETI will never achieve its
goals. Therefore, there's no need to get worked up about aliens
visiting us with mal intent, although the concept is great fodder for
entertaining science fiction (War of the Worlds, etc., etc.). If you
have no opinion or disagree, please read "Rare Earth" by Peter Ward
and David Brownlee and get back to me.
One last thought: any civilization capable of responding would likely
not be too interested in us. I mean, really, what do we have to
offer? Some pretty glass beads? People are so full of themselves.
Gary
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