Stephen Hawking Warns the World Against Contacting Aliens
Stephen Hawking has warned that any potential human and extraterrestrial life encounter in the future may not turn out as most people think it would. The renowned physicist has also expressed deep concerns on how global warming could one day obliterate the planet we are living in.
How man and extraterrestrial life could potentially clash
A big chunk of government funds is spent on advancing our civilization's endeavor to colonize other planets such as Mars. The modern generation of academics today is particularly enchanted with the idea that we are not alone in the universe. However, being in contact with extraterrestrial life is not the only goal of current endeavors to migrate to outer space. The threatening issue of global warming is a big motivational factor for driving research and development efforts to quickly advance technologies that would make it possible for humans to explore other cosmic worlds.
In a documentary show called Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places, the physicist embarks on a journey in outer space aboard his spacecraft covering various mysteries found in the universe such as black holes and exoplanets. The physicist believes that a distant world, Gliese 832c, may be host to extraterrestrial life and that at some point, Earth could potentially be contacted by creatures on the exoplanet. However, he warned that humans must be cautious when engaging with the unfamiliar life forms. Many have speculated on what it would be like to encounter extraterrestrial life but Hawking has his own prediction on how man and extraterrestrial life could potentially clash.
"One day, we might receive a signal from a planet like this, but we should be wary of answering back. Meeting an advanced civilization could be like Native Americans encountering Columbus. That didn’t turn out so well".
Stephen Hawking has warned that any potential human and extraterrestrial life encounter in the future may not turn out as most people think it would. The renowned physicist has also expressed deep concerns on how global warming could one day obliterate the planet we are living in.
How man and extraterrestrial life could potentially clash
A big chunk of government funds is spent on advancing our civilization's endeavor to colonize other planets such as Mars. The modern generation of academics today is particularly enchanted with the idea that we are not alone in the universe. However, being in contact with extraterrestrial life is not the only goal of current endeavors to migrate to outer space. The threatening issue of global warming is a big motivational factor for driving research and development efforts to quickly advance technologies that would make it possible for humans to explore other cosmic worlds.
In a documentary show called Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places, the physicist embarks on a journey in outer space aboard his spacecraft covering various mysteries found in the universe such as black holes and exoplanets. The physicist believes that a distant world, Gliese 832c, may be host to extraterrestrial life and that at some point, Earth could potentially be contacted by creatures on the exoplanet. However, he warned that humans must be cautious when engaging with the unfamiliar life forms. Many have speculated on what it would be like to encounter extraterrestrial life but Hawking has his own prediction on how man and extraterrestrial life could potentially clash.
"One day, we might receive a signal from a planet like this, but we should be wary of answering back. Meeting an advanced civilization could be like Native Americans encountering Columbus. That didn’t turn out so well".
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