Would the human race be ready to come in contact with an intelligent alien race?

[Heyo]

They send this message to the UN

Do you think they have Guterres' email address and can funnel their message through our communication satellites?
If they have studied our communications from afar, they'd send a message in the radio band, which would be picked up by every radio telescope on Earth.

 

[an anarchist]

I imagine it might end up a little something like this…

 

[Stevicus]

I imagine it might end up a little something like this…
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Somehow, I think this scene might be likely to happen in the event that day ever comes. At least until the aliens started showing hostile intentions.

 

[Alien826]

We've been watching you for centuries, and so far the decision is to leave you alone, while preventing space travel without appearing to do so. You think the Starliner malfunction was an accident?

Long term predictions are generally negative. That's on your survival as a species, not contact.

 

[teage]

Let's say an intelligent race of aliens started sending messages to us, a date and a time they request to land and they're asking us to send a Yes or No, and where they should land if Yes.

They send this message to the UN, so don't worry it won't be American-centric in this decision making. I say this just to increase the chances of first world leaders agreeing on some terms for best course of action.

Would humanity be ready? If not, when will we be?

Some ppl believe aliens have already been here. Ancient megalithic site that baffle our understanding even today, ancient art from all over the world that seems to similar to ignore, ancient scriptures even, chariots of fire and smoke, Hindu stories of weapons that wipe out nations, etc. If you did meet another being from another planet, they may be so advanced that you might think of them as God's and angels instead.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Or, in a more cynical variation, perhaps they waiting for everything to fail a lot more, so that they might present themselves as saviors

Not sure any alien civilisation would want to take on all our problems - mad to do so.

 

[amorphous_constellation]

Not sure any alien civilisation would want to take on all our problems - mad to do so.

In a scenario where everything breaks down enough, the aliens might find more willing followers.. I think we can assume however, that it would be ideal if we didn't sink down to that level. There is, I suppose, more novelty and dignity in not having extraterrestrial leaders, in such a fashion. I don't know.

 

[amorphous_constellation]

Some ppl believe aliens have already been here. Ancient megalithic site that baffle our understanding even today, ancient art from all over the world that seems to similar to ignore, ancient scriptures even, chariots of fire and smoke, Hindu stories of weapons that wipe out nations, etc. If you did meet another being from another planet, they may be so advanced that you might think of them as God's and angels instead.

Yeah, I mean, it could be argued that religion encompasses the 'public facing' department of the outer space civilizations toward us.. With the idea that they are supposed to gradually move us toward various goals. Don't ask me to comment more about that, it's just that I could kind of see how scriptures or religious memes, all being as 'otherworldly' as they supposedly are, would be sort of a more anthropic way to establish communication. Since you know , most gods and angels have this sort of anthropic form - it maybe tries to meet people half way

 

[teage]

Yeah, I mean, it could be argued that religion encompasses the 'public facing' department of the outer space civilizations toward us.. With the idea that they are supposed to gradually move us toward various goals. Don't ask me to comment more about that, it's just that I could kind of see how scriptures or religious memes, all being as 'otherworldly' as they supposedly are, would be sort of a more anthropic way to establish communication. Since you know , most gods and angels have this sort of anthropic form - it maybe tries to meet people half way

It is an interesting idea to ponder, I myself however don't believe it. But who knows, maybe. I believe we have been here before. Rise and fall, rise and fall, in cycles.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

I believe that intelligent life exists on other planets, and I will explain why in this post and the provided links. I also think it's very arrogant to believe that humans are the only intelligent lifeform in the Milky Way, let alone in the vastness of outer space. Anyway, here's my personal opinion on the matter:

In my opinion, the fact that humans haven't yet figured out and mastered interstellar travel doesn't necessarily mean that extraterrestrials from deep space haven't. In fact, I think it's possible that humans are primitive in comparison to most, if not all, of them. I'm more inclined to believe this is true based on the two sightings I've had, as well as the other compelling evidence of UFOs that I've seen over the years. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if the first acknowledged contact occurred during my lifetime. In my opinion, the reality of extraterrestrials from other planets existing and visiting our planet would be an earth-shattering experience for many people. That is why I believe top US officials have gradually conditioned the American public to accept some level of government disclosure regarding UFOs. I believe a major reveal of this magnitude could be traumatic and terrifying for many Americans. It could result in widespread panic and perhaps an economic collapse. It could potentially lead to suicides and public riots. I also think that a disclosure of this magnitude might result in a crisis of faith for many religious people, notably Christians. I think this startling revelation could turn Christianity on its head.

I think it is possible that senior government officials in this country and in other countries are aware of the potential for economic devastation and mass hysteria by disclosing too much information to the general public at once about extraterrestrials visiting our planet, as well as contact. So, I think they would be wise to disclose only minimal quantities of declassified information to the public about their knowledge of UFOs and alien lifeforms. I think that this is something to consider: the fact is that senior U.S. government officials have spent decades persistently denying that UFOs (and aliens) are real and discrediting anyone who dared to publicly testify otherwise. For instance, the Roswell Incident took place between mid-June and early July 1947 (for more examples of other famous sightings, read this article). That was seventy-seven years ago, and U.S. government officials have spent the majority of these years consistently denying the existence of UFOs and alien lifeforms. In conclusion, I'd like to say that I believe there is compelling evidence for UFOs and extraterrestrial visitations available if people are willing to search for it and maintain an open mind. Of course, what I've stated in this post and in prior posts (linked below) is solely my personal opinion on this unusual subject. I understand that others may disagree with me, and that's okay with me.

Post 1: UFO's UAP's

Post 2: UFO's UAP's

Post 3: UFO's UAP's

 

[Heyo]

Let's say an intelligent race of aliens started sending messages to us, a date and a time they request to land and they're asking us to send a Yes or No, and where they should land if Yes.

They send this message to the UN, so don't worry it won't be American-centric in this decision making. I say this just to increase the chances of first world leaders agreeing on some terms for best course of action.

Would humanity be ready? If not, when will we be?

We have been living with aliens since the '50s. They are in our news, in our entertainment, in our imagination. There are a lot of people who believe that Earth has been visited, some of them even claim to have had encounters. Did those people panic? Haven't we been enough "prepared"?

 

[ChristineM]

Some individual humans will accept contact from aliens without a problem, however the human race is a mad and easily panicked body and will cause havoc.

 

[ajay0]

Let's say an intelligent race of aliens started sending messages to us, a date and a time they request to land and they're asking us to send a Yes or No, and where they should land if Yes.

They send this message to the UN, so don't worry it won't be American-centric in this decision making. I say this just to increase the chances of first world leaders agreeing on some terms for best course of action.

Would humanity be ready? If not, when will we be?

Humanity would be ready if the UN alone is involved in the diplomatic process and not the Americans or Russians or Chinese taking the upper hand.

The latter might kidnap the aliens and their craft to extract any technologically valuable secrets.

So this could be a reason why the aliens are keeping a safe distance.

 

[Stevicus]

Some individual humans will accept contact from aliens without a problem, however the human race is a mad and easily panicked body and will cause havoc.

It could also turn out to be something like this:

 

[ChristineM]

It could also turn out to be something like this:

Could be.

 

[RestlessSoul]

If any aliens are out there, and waiting to contact us, perhaps it will come about when our best AI is sufficiently reliable to be able to translate their language(s) into ours without making any disastrous mistakes. Or, they might just be waiting until we show less violence towards others on Earth rather than risking such on themselves (might be watching our TV and film output ) - and a long wait involved methinks. Or they just might not exist locally enough for any of this to even be a consideration.

Well if they've come all this way, it'd be silly for them to hang around outside without saying hello.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Well if they've come all this way, it'd be silly for them to hang around outside without saying hello.

Seems much more sensible to take a peek at what we humans are all about before making contact though, wouldn't it? Given they wouldn't have to look too far or too long to notice we are often a violent species if they were around long enough - or their monitoring devices were. I personally don't believe we have been visited by aliens so far, but if they had the technology that could enable them to travel the vast distances likely, it might be possible for them to monitor us undetected.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

Some individual humans will accept contact from aliens without a problem, however the human race is a mad and easily panicked body and will cause havoc.

I find it ironic that people continue to search for intelligent life beyond Earth and not necessarily within it.

Alien life in Universe: Scientists say finding it is 'only a matter of time'

 

[PureX]

Let's say an intelligent race of aliens started sending messages to us, a date and a time they request to land and they're asking us to send a Yes or No, and where they should land if Yes.

They send this message to the UN, so don't worry it won't be American-centric in this decision making. I say this just to increase the chances of first world leaders agreeing on some terms for best course of action.

Would humanity be ready? If not, when will we be?

If the other species is intelligent enough to get here from wherever they happen to reside, they would be far more intelligent than we are. And would therefor know better than to ever offer us this possibility. As we are way to unstable at this point in our development to react reasonably to such an offer.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Let's say an intelligent race of aliens started sending messages to us, a date and a time they request to land and they're asking us to send a Yes or No, and where they should land if Yes.

They send this message to the UN, so don't worry it won't be American-centric in this decision making. I say this just to increase the chances of first world leaders agreeing on some terms for best course of action.

Would humanity be ready? If not, when will we be?

Scientists can't tell whether Caribbean reef squids use language.

They can tell that they have complex communication - they communicate with each other by flashing their sides in intricate patterns - but one of the criteria for communication to qualify is "language" is that it has syntax, and we can't decipher it even enough to tell whether the squids' communication has syntax.

This is where things stand with a species from our planet. We've shared an environment for who knows how long. We have shared biology and evolutionary history.

We would even be more lost trying to decipher communication from an alien species that has nothing in common with us. I'm not sure we'd even recognize it as communication.