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Originally Posted by paultrr
Actually we have shouted in a sort of way once back when SETI first started we sent out a message.
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I know. Scares the heck outta me. Lots of folks seem to be obsessed with this though, with articles saying things like "radio waves are innefficient ways to broadcast ourselves to the Universe: we should build huge laser beams and fire them off in to space."
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Originally Posted by paultrr
Personally I think we ought to go in peace and carry a big stick at the same time....But it does beg the question how would other races view us given the variety there could be out there.
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I worry most about the Vogons. I don't think we should broadcast loudly until we have both a very big stick and very effective earplugs to defend against their poetry...
Cheers!
Buffy
