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Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking - Times Online
THE aliens are out there and Earth had better watch out, at least according to Stephen Hawking. He has suggested that extraterrestrials are almost certain to exist — but that instead of seeking them out, humanity should be doing all it that can to avoid any contact.
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One scene in his documentary for the Discovery Channel shows herds of two-legged herbivores browsing on an alien cliff-face where they are picked off by flying, yellow lizard-like predators. Another shows glowing fluorescent aquatic animals forming vast shoals in the oceans thought to underlie the thick ice coating Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter.
Such scenes are speculative, but Hawking uses them to lead on to a serious point: that a few life forms could be intelligent and pose a threat. Hawking believes that contact with such a species could be devastating for humanity.
He suggests that aliens might simply raid Earth for its resources and then move on: “We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet. I imagine they might exist in massive ships, having used up all the resources from their home planet. Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonise whatever planets they can reach.”
Don't worry Steve - we've still got Will Smith.
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I wonder if he's seen Twilight.
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i watched a lot of that program last night. wasn't one of the better Hawking theories/discussions/documentary. oh well.
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5 
I wonder if he's seen Twilight.
He'd need a special ellipse key on his computer for all the pausing.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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It makes sense. Any sentient life capable of hearing us and actually doing something about it is already so far beyond us, technologically, that the risks from contact are quite high.
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Originally Posted by Eriamjh
Welcome to Earf.
Hehe...
Will Smith, able to knock a large alien unconscious for several hours with one punch.
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Originally Posted by sek929
Will Smith, able to knock a large alien unconscious for several hours with one punch.
You say that like it's not a normal thing for anyone to be able to do? 
Aliens are glass-jawed pussies once you get 'em away from their technology - even a Frenchman could punch one out. I mean, even that one from "Alien" was a pussy - it was only acting hard... ...as soon as the director yelled "cut!" it went straight for the passion fruit smoothie, turned to Sigourney and said "I'm glad you didn't punch me Sig".
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