Post by Tomspy77 on Jan 31, 2010 22:40:23 GMT -6
You have to admit, strange as it is, these people have a point. Not every culture in the universe will be friendly, so it might be wise to watch what we purposely beam out into space:
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/spaceastronomyextraterrestrials;_ylt=Atf3.xFfoRtGt55raKxXl5UFO7gF
In 2008, NASA beamed the Beatles song "Across the Universe" into deep space, sending a message of peace to any extraterrestrial who happens to be in the region of Polaris, also called the North Star, in 2439.
"Amazing! Well done, NASA!" Paul McCartney said. "Send my love to the aliens."
Who could argue with such a well-meaning, positive initiative?
Quite a few, actually.
As the citizens of Planet Earth strive ever more enthusiastically to reach E.T., some experts say numerous messages zipping through the cosmos are confusing or little more than space spam.
Others ask who has the right to represent our world to the galaxy -- or question the wisdom of bellowing out our presence in what may be a hostile neighbourhood... *More at Above Link*
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/spaceastronomyextraterrestrials;_ylt=Atf3.xFfoRtGt55raKxXl5UFO7gF
In 2008, NASA beamed the Beatles song "Across the Universe" into deep space, sending a message of peace to any extraterrestrial who happens to be in the region of Polaris, also called the North Star, in 2439.
"Amazing! Well done, NASA!" Paul McCartney said. "Send my love to the aliens."
Who could argue with such a well-meaning, positive initiative?
Quite a few, actually.
As the citizens of Planet Earth strive ever more enthusiastically to reach E.T., some experts say numerous messages zipping through the cosmos are confusing or little more than space spam.
Others ask who has the right to represent our world to the galaxy -- or question the wisdom of bellowing out our presence in what may be a hostile neighbourhood... *More at Above Link*