Greetings good citizen, how many of you think its ironic that NASA's S.E.T.I. project has found no evidence of extra terrestrial Intelligence when it's sister agency S.T.I. has the exact same findings?
While S.E.T.I. is a thing, S.T.I. remains an 'assumption' (without any supporting evidence.)
Were we too launch a physical Search for Terrestrial Intelligence where do you suppose our seekers would start? Would they examine our history for 'evidence' or would they look at our contemporaries for signs of 'mental acuity'?
It has taken hundreds of thousands of years to get where we currently are and the word 'developed' is still more of a euphemism than a statement of fact...{figure of speech for those of you without the, er, mental horsepower to grasp what a euphemism is.}
We can talk [but only enough to make our intentions understood (sometimes), writers aren't the only ones that bemoan the 'imprecision of speech'.]
In fact we talk 'past' one another so often that the entire planet is in a perpetual state of war over 'misunderstandings' [and even that is 90% 'misstatement'] Each party knows full well what the other side wants while both sides also understand that NEITHER is entitled to what it wants so in the end, 'might makes right!'
Is THIS 'intelligence?' [Guess it depends on WHO is doing the measuring?]
Left unanswered is the question of what SETI will do if they succeed in discovering evidence of ETI? [Probably make a load in their pants and urge the morons running this dump to 'go dark' so we aren't discovered!]
Let's face it, humans aren't exactly the 'sharing' type. Based on that fact I suspect our 'philosophy' of "What's ours is ours and [if we like it] what's yours is ours too!" isn't going to go over well with our 'new acquaintances.'
So tell me, are we searching the heavens in hopes of finding people stupider than us so we can exploit them or are we really just acting suicidal by putting our faith in the IDEA that humanity really is 'god's chosen'?
[It is this fact alone that casts serious doubts on claims that 'intelligence' exists in our species...]
The accusation 'superstitious peasant' rings in our ears.
I complain a lot about the nonsensical arrangement we are saddled with and even louder about the fact none of you are willing to even lift a finger in opposition.
[Hello? Anybody home?]
Didn't think so (and no, you can't use that as 'evidence!')
Which is okay because half of you wouldn't get the circular inference there even if I spelled it out for you.
Can't teach anybody that believes they already know.
Hubris is the principal ingredient in every disaster/tragedy! Thinking you understand is probably the most dangerous assumption anybody can make! Often the only wildcard is how many 'orders of magnitude' have you miscalculated by!
Oops! NEVER covers it but, (if you're lucky,) it's all most of us have time for before the hammer drops.
So I leave you, at the commencement of the 'week of reflection' before the New Year to ponder how much different things would be if we were to succeed in finding Terrestrial Intelligence!
Beam me up Mr. Scott, there's NO intelligent life on this planet [how sad that statement INCLUDES Capt Kirk?]
Enjoy the simple things that bring you joy [each other for starters] and 'build' from there!
Not just during this holiday season but all year round!
Peace! [Equality & Justice]
Gegner
While S.E.T.I. is a thing, S.T.I. remains an 'assumption' (without any supporting evidence.)
Were we too launch a physical Search for Terrestrial Intelligence where do you suppose our seekers would start? Would they examine our history for 'evidence' or would they look at our contemporaries for signs of 'mental acuity'?
It has taken hundreds of thousands of years to get where we currently are and the word 'developed' is still more of a euphemism than a statement of fact...{figure of speech for those of you without the, er, mental horsepower to grasp what a euphemism is.}
We can talk [but only enough to make our intentions understood (sometimes), writers aren't the only ones that bemoan the 'imprecision of speech'.]
In fact we talk 'past' one another so often that the entire planet is in a perpetual state of war over 'misunderstandings' [and even that is 90% 'misstatement'] Each party knows full well what the other side wants while both sides also understand that NEITHER is entitled to what it wants so in the end, 'might makes right!'
Is THIS 'intelligence?' [Guess it depends on WHO is doing the measuring?]
Left unanswered is the question of what SETI will do if they succeed in discovering evidence of ETI? [Probably make a load in their pants and urge the morons running this dump to 'go dark' so we aren't discovered!]
Let's face it, humans aren't exactly the 'sharing' type. Based on that fact I suspect our 'philosophy' of "What's ours is ours and [if we like it] what's yours is ours too!" isn't going to go over well with our 'new acquaintances.'
So tell me, are we searching the heavens in hopes of finding people stupider than us so we can exploit them or are we really just acting suicidal by putting our faith in the IDEA that humanity really is 'god's chosen'?
[It is this fact alone that casts serious doubts on claims that 'intelligence' exists in our species...]
The accusation 'superstitious peasant' rings in our ears.
I complain a lot about the nonsensical arrangement we are saddled with and even louder about the fact none of you are willing to even lift a finger in opposition.
[Hello? Anybody home?]
Didn't think so (and no, you can't use that as 'evidence!')
Which is okay because half of you wouldn't get the circular inference there even if I spelled it out for you.
Can't teach anybody that believes they already know.
Hubris is the principal ingredient in every disaster/tragedy! Thinking you understand is probably the most dangerous assumption anybody can make! Often the only wildcard is how many 'orders of magnitude' have you miscalculated by!
Oops! NEVER covers it but, (if you're lucky,) it's all most of us have time for before the hammer drops.
So I leave you, at the commencement of the 'week of reflection' before the New Year to ponder how much different things would be if we were to succeed in finding Terrestrial Intelligence!
Beam me up Mr. Scott, there's NO intelligent life on this planet [how sad that statement INCLUDES Capt Kirk?]
Enjoy the simple things that bring you joy [each other for starters] and 'build' from there!
Not just during this holiday season but all year round!
Peace! [Equality & Justice]
Gegner
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