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[Acanthus117]

Maybe they're so alien to us that they wouldn't recognize us as living beings and vice versa.

Anyways, best case scenario, they leave us alone. Worst case scenario, they kill us off so they can mine our minerals without the hassle of the indigenous population

[freeformschooler]

I seriously doubt any aliens that found us would be hostile. Earth has nothing to offer that the rest of the universe doesn't have in massive abundance.

I foresee two possible reactions:

1) Complete and utter apathy.
2) Them calling Earth a nature reserve and purposefully avoiding messing with it.

Or they would be like us, extremely curious about the new and different life.

[kaijyuu]

I seriously doubt any aliens that found us would be hostile. Earth has nothing to offer that the rest of the universe doesn't have in massive abundance.

I foresee two possible reactions:

1) Complete and utter apathy.
2) Them calling Earth a nature reserve and purposefully avoiding messing with it.

Or they would be like us, extremely curious about the new and different life.

That would be #2. With some observation pylons or whatever, I guess.

[freeformschooler]

I don't know, I could see a bunch of space-faring humans go down through the new planet's atmosphere and romp around and stick down flags and stuff to see what was out there.

But maybe by that point we'll be following the Prime Directive.

[Dsarker]

I don't know, I could see a bunch of space-faring humans go down through the new planet's atmosphere and romp around and stick down flags and stuff to see what was out there.

But maybe by that point we'll be following the Prime Directive.

Yeah, no. That's quite immoral. It's basically the same as looking at the third world nations, and deciding to leave them to grow by themselves, instead of, you know, giving them the technology and the aid required to get their country up into a first world quality of life.

[kaijyuu]

I don't know, I could see a bunch of space-faring humans go down through the new planet's atmosphere and romp around and stick down flags and stuff to see what was out there.

But maybe by that point we'll be following the Prime Directive.

Yeah, no. That's quite immoral. It's basically the same as looking at the third world nations, and deciding to leave them to grow by themselves, instead of, you know, giving them the technology and the aid required to get their country up into a first world quality of life.

Put it in perspective. To an alien, we're not a third world country; we're an ant hill. Do you go out of your way to make the local wildlife comfortable and happy? Why would they?

[ChairmanPoo]

I don't know, I could see a bunch of space-faring humans go down through the new planet's atmosphere and romp around and stick down flags and stuff to see what was out there.

But maybe by that point we'll be following the Prime Directive.

Yeah, no. That's quite immoral. It's basically the same as looking at the third world nations, and deciding to leave them to grow by themselves, instead of, you know, giving them the technology and the aid required to get their country up into a first world quality of life.

Put it in perspective. To an alien, we're not a third world country; we're an ant hill. Do you go out of your way to make the local wildlife comfortable and happy? Why would they?

Why not? I try to spare spiders I find at home. And sometimes I toss them treats

[Dsarker]

I don't know, I could see a bunch of space-faring humans go down through the new planet's atmosphere and romp around and stick down flags and stuff to see what was out there.

But maybe by that point we'll be following the Prime Directive.

Yeah, no. That's quite immoral. It's basically the same as looking at the third world nations, and deciding to leave them to grow by themselves, instead of, you know, giving them the technology and the aid required to get their country up into a first world quality of life.

Put it in perspective. To an alien, we're not a third world country; we're an ant hill. Do you go out of your way to make the local wildlife comfortable and happy? Why would they?

Well, I wasn't replying to you, but in answer: no, we are not the equivalent of an ant hill. We're more like the equivalent of termites, maybe spiders. If we were ant hills, we'd need to be able to hitch rides on the alien vessels so as to spread ourselves throughout the stars.

[kaijyuu]

@chairmanpoo
And sometimes you smash them flat. (unless you're a crazy pacifist like me that would avoid that if at all possible)

Point is, if any ethics comes into play, it's far more likely to manifest as "don't screw things up" rather than "let's shower them with benevolent kindness."

Well, I wasn't replying to you, but in answer: no, we are not the equivalent of an ant hill. We're more like the equivalent of termites, maybe spiders. If we were ant hills, we'd need to be able to hitch rides on the alien vessels so as to spread ourselves throughout the stars.

Well I didn't think too much about the ant hill analogy besides "groups together and makes their home" but sure, spiders works

[ECrownofFire]

So how long until we find out that these meteorites were sent back in time from Earth in the future?

[Dsarker]

@chairmanpoo
And sometimes you smash them flat. (unless you're a crazy pacifist like me that would avoid that if at all possible)

Point is, if any ethics comes into play, it's far more likely to manifest as "don't screw things up" rather than "let's shower them with benevolent kindness."

Well, I wasn't replying to you, but in answer: no, we are not the equivalent of an ant hill. We're more like the equivalent of termites, maybe spiders. If we were ant hills, we'd need to be able to hitch rides on the alien vessels so as to spread ourselves throughout the stars.

Well I didn't think too much about the ant hill analogy besides "groups together and makes their home" but sure, spiders works

We're the newly hatched batch of spiderlings, killing each other or trying to get out for room for a web

[Akura]

Here's an interesting thing I remember about potential alien hostility. An old Sierra game, Alien Legacy, has you fighting against two ancient alien races. One was the progeny of a Precursor race called the H'Riak that seeded most of the galaxy, who were at war with the other race(and later, humans) presumably because they considered any life not created by them an abombination, and they were genetically and telepathically programmed to be hostile to any life that wasn't H'Riak. The other race, the Empiants, were a highly telepathic race, whose brain-waves were mutually destructive with ours. After finding a way to block that, they're more than friendly.

[Dsarker]

Here's an interesting thing I remember about potential alien hostility. An old Sierra game, Alien Legacy, has you fighting against two ancient alien races. One was the progeny of a Precursor race called the H'Riak that seeded most of the galaxy, who were at war with the other race(and later, humans) presumably because they considered any life not created by them an abombination, and they were genetically and telepathically programmed to be hostile to any life that wasn't H'Riak. The other race, the Empiants, were a highly telepathic race, whose brain-waves were mutually destructive with ours. After finding a way to block that, they're more than friendly.

Inb4 "Sierra isn't a prophet!"

[Jacob/Lee]

I seriously doubt any aliens that found us would be hostile. Earth has nothing to offer that the rest of the universe doesn't have in massive abundance.

I foresee two possible reactions:

1) Complete and utter apathy.
2) Them calling Earth a nature reserve and purposefully avoiding messing with it.

Liquid water.

[RedKing]

I seriously doubt any aliens that found us would be hostile. Earth has nothing to offer that the rest of the universe doesn't have in massive abundance.

I foresee two possible reactions:

1) Complete and utter apathy.
2) Them calling Earth a nature reserve and purposefully avoiding messing with it.

Liquid water.

Any race capable of interstellar travel should damn well be able to combine hydrogen and oxygen.