Should we fear space aliens?

[Locutus]

I fear the stupidity of the people of this country more than I'd fear an extraterrestrial being.

True dat! 

[Moonglow]

  Go to YouTube and type in atheist and see all of the People who really have and had brains are atheist. 

  I have found in the people I have meet, the more religious they are, the less brains they have.  Ignorance is bliss. 

The Troll 

tell it to the congregation

[Palehorse]

Now, as for the question at hand: "Should we fear space aliens?"

Only if we want to be wiped off the face of the earth.

If one takes the time to consider how "nature" works, and further takes into consideration the vastness of space, it only stands to reason that intelligent life HAS to exist elsewhere within the universe. "Nature" would not waste all of those billions of universes on nothing more than the ignorant and greedy beings we are. . .

If they reach us it stands to reason they are more advanced in every area that counts. We'd be best served to welcome them and attempt to engage them in a dialog that would serve humanity and our visitors. (Although I cannot imagine we would have much to offer except an exercise in self destruction).

[LOsborne]

Klaatu barado nikto.

[Moonglow]

set phasers on stun

[Palehorse]

"Beam me up Scotty; there's no intelligent life down here!"

[The Troll]

"Beam me up Scotty; there's no intelligent life down here!"

   Hey, wait, we have the  Teabag Party, Sara Palin and Machell Backman.

[Moonglow]

I am sure the Tea Fartiers and the GOP have their fecal matter for lunch.

[LOsborne]

♪♫ I'd like to go where the pace of life's slow, can ya beam me some where Mr. Scott?
Any old place here on earth or in space... you pick the century, I'll pick the spot..♪♫

[pariann]

Once again...no serious discussion on the 'what if'.

[Palehorse]

Once again...no serious discussion on the 'what if'.

Okay. . .what if?

[pariann]

The joking around ruined it for me. 

Right now....I'm trying to figure out 'what if' I go sock my wife-in-law in the nose for dragging me into her spats.  THAT is one freaky alien female.

[Palehorse]

Now, as for the question at hand: "Should we fear space aliens?"

Only if we want to be wiped off the face of the earth.

If one takes the time to consider how "nature" works, and further takes into consideration the vastness of space, it only stands to reason that intelligent life HAS to exist elsewhere within the universe. "Nature" would not waste all of those billions of universes on nothing more than the ignorant and greedy beings we are. . .

If they reach us it stands to reason they are more advanced in every area that counts. We'd be best served to welcome them and attempt to engage them in a dialog that would serve humanity and our visitors. (Although I cannot imagine we would have much to offer except an exercise in self destruction).

Guess you didn't read back far enough. . .

[Locutus]

The topic that was lost is along the lines of what Hawking mentioned in his debut on Sunday.  The universe is far too vast for us to even comprehend.  We can't even see beyond our own event horizon.  What, if anything, could we do as a global community to fend off any sort of attack?  I surmise we'd all be doomed if we encountered technology that brought them to us before it brought us to them. 

Life on other planets in our universe isn't a stretch.  As Hawking said, it's more than likely there.  It most likely is NOT any sort of life that we're familiar with, but it's life.  What happens if some life that we're currently unaware of suddenly pays us a visit?  I'd surmise punching someone's "wife-in-law" wouldn't much matter at that point. 

[Locutus]

Yep.

Personally, though, I'm not worried about it. 

LMAO!!  You asymptotically approach absolute zero every winter in your neck of the woods.