Archived Would the discovery of an alien species be a good thing for humanity? Or a bad thing? (askgoat)
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Archived Would the discovery of an alien species be a good thing for humanity? Or a bad thing? (askgoat)
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[–] Comrade_Meow 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
That depends entiiiiirely on what we encounter.
Let's say for the sake of argument that they're not the same type of parasites that humans currently are and see us as competition for resources. Yea, it'd be fantastic.
Or if we find primitive life that is below or well below our intelligence level (animals or even bacteria on a foreign planet) also great.
Aside from that, we're fucked. They'll go Christopher Columbus on our ass and we'll either be obliderated or enslaved or held captive simply to experiment on and learn more about the universe. Honestly I find this to be the most likely option. I really hope we don't find this type of life (if it exists) in my lifetime