Hm, so how long until we need to prepare the red-carpet reception for our new alien overlords?
Realistically speaking, probably centuries or millennia, at best, of course, and that's if tool-making intelligence hasn't proven to be as contra-survival in the long run through environmental damage as it's looking here on Earth. Then again, if there's anything that'll get a space program going it's looking for a new patch of living space to occupy... And going back to the Hollywood logic, it would be prime political theater to avoid dealing with the real issues too, on the assumption that aliens would think roughly like humans do.
Realistically speaking, probably centuries or millennia, at best, of course, and that's if tool-making intelligence hasn't proven to be as contra-survival in the long run through environmental damage as it's looking here on Earth. Then again, if there's anything that'll get a space program going it's looking for a new patch of living space to occupy... And going back to the Hollywood logic, it would be prime political theater to avoid dealing with the real issues too, on the assumption that aliens would think roughly like humans do.
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