The Alien Factor (Part 4)
Here's yet another opinion about them Aliens... and I am afraid this have some weight!
As appeared in
Aliens may exist but contact would hurt humans: Hawking
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Sun Apr 25, 6:56 pm ET end .byline
LONDON (AFP) – Aliens may exist but mankind should avoid contact with them as the consequences could be devastating, British scientist Stephen Hawking warned Sunday.
"If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans," said the astrophysicist in a new television series, according to British media reports.
The programmes depict an imagined universe featuring alien life forms in huge spaceships on the hunt for resources after draining their own planet dry.
"Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonise whatever planets they can reach," warned Hawking.
The doomsday scenario is suggested in the series "Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking" on the Discovery Channel, which began airing in the United States on Sunday.
On the probability of alien life existing, he says: "To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational.
"The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like."
Glowing squid-like creatures, herds of herbivores that can hang onto a cliff face and bright yellow predators that kill their prey with stinging tails are among the creatures that stalk the scientist's fantastical cosmos.
Mankind has already made a number of attempts to contact extraterrestrial civilisations.
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Hummmm...! I don't know you, but I am not convinced. For one thing, it is all speculation. And however famous a scientist Stephen Hawking may be, he is not the last word in this matter. Or is he?
For the moment, I will stick to Patrick Cooke's conclusions on this vital aspect.
The debate is still open.
Blessings,
Luis Miguel Goitizolo