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25. Avoid eye contact

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Fri Jul 5, 2019, 10:43 AM

Jul 2019

if they have no eyes, avoid all contact.

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Not CT: How should we respond to alien contact? Scientists ask the public [View all] RKP5637 Jul 2019 OP

anybody who's ever watched any sci fi Brainstormy Jul 2019 #1

Yep, most likely! ... or maybe "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" Twilight Zone RKP5637 Jul 2019 #7

there are numerous accounts of exactly that response anarch Jul 2019 #100

I'd like to ask aliens if they were flying the planes during the Revolutionary War. n/t zackymilly Jul 2019 #2

LOL, Yep!!! RKP5637 Jul 2019 #4

Greetings. CO2 bad. Help a brother out. Mc Mike Jul 2019 #3

... but, but one republican (maybe more) have told us great quantities of CO2 are good for us! RKP5637 Jul 2019 #17

God's gift, I'm told. Also those poor molecules are like Jews in the Holocaust. Mc Mike Jul 2019 #24

Yes, because the public always comes up with the best ideas... MineralMan Jul 2019 #5

............... Yep! Hey, maybe a vote too! That always brings out the best! RKP5637 Jul 2019 #9

Unfortunately we will respond with fear and violence. Sneederbunk Jul 2019 #6

Sadly, I think that will be the response in the big picture ... and countries warring to say we are RKP5637 Jul 2019 #12

Or rightwing evangelicals stabbing everyone else in the back so that they can get raptured first. nt Blue_true Jul 2019 #70

It seems I read someplace some time ago that they said they would have to covert them to RKP5637 Jul 2019 #72

There is no point in non-human species becoming Christians jberryhill Jul 2019 #91

I'll vote for that!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #92

This is the same public that gave us Boaty McBoatface NewJeffCT Jul 2019 #8

Yeah, and that worked well! I'm scared ... RKP5637 Jul 2019 #13

I thought Boaty McBoatface was actually rather clever. Disaffected Jul 2019 #80

Hey! Iggo Jul 2019 #87

Very funny. What if they have no sense of humor? What if they are light forms? Firestorm49 Jul 2019 #10

The Space Aliens are Republicans? How Disappointing... MineralMan Jul 2019 #11

Great news!!! Then we can give them tRump as a token of peace! RKP5637 Jul 2019 #19

A Capital Idea! MineralMan Jul 2019 #20

They would have to go pretty deep! RKP5637 Jul 2019 #30

Yeah, I think (expert here, lol) it will be some energy form and probably not perceptible to RKP5637 Jul 2019 #15

Speciocentric hogwash. Eyeball_Kid Jul 2019 #14

One little spinning ball of dirt, and humanity is obsessed with how to kill each other off. RKP5637 Jul 2019 #16

We'd probably be an interesting topic of study, at best. lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #78

If they're here to share information to help our species survive, Buns_of_Fire Jul 2019 #18

Gets my vote!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #21

That they made it here underscores how much more advanced they are than us... hlthe2b Jul 2019 #23

Start With Hello Me. Jul 2019 #22

Avoid eye contact GreatCaesarsGhost Jul 2019 #25

LOL! A HERETIC I AM Jul 2019 #102

What do you mean we're blocking an interstellar highway? Bayard Jul 2019 #26

Yep, I keep laughing every time I think of this! RKP5637 Jul 2019 #38

Trump's Space Force will begin building a wall. nt tblue37 Jul 2019 #27

I, for one, welcome our alien overlords Baclava Jul 2019 #28

+1, n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #33

Damn straight. Iggo Jul 2019 #88

We should be VERY careful. MicaelS Jul 2019 #29

Yep, I think that's a distinct possibility! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #32

Gort, Klatu barada nicto. elevator48 Jul 2019 #31

Same thing I said when I was working in a foreign country watoos Jul 2019 #34

Ahhhhh, but republicans lie, so one can't be sure. RKP5637 Jul 2019 #37

Be attentive, receptive and calm Beringia Jul 2019 #35

Imagine the panic ... I think sadly many will panic. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #36

Whatever we do, don't take them to our leader Downtown Hound Jul 2019 #39

Hmmmm ... maybe they could take him away! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #45

What if they ask by name for the "Orange Douchebag?" lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #79

I dunno, they might get along fine with Trudeau Disaffected Jul 2019 #84

I'm not worried about alien contact nuxvomica Jul 2019 #40

I am not worried either. They have already visited and decided it was unsafe. Stuart G Jul 2019 #41

OTOH, maybe they would regard humans as food. CTyankee Jul 2019 #42

Yeah, I remember that one well!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #49

Well said!!! "... figure out how to neutralize the malevolent among our own species." n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #50

What do you think about species which learned to cross great distances across oceans? jberryhill Jul 2019 #94

It's not quite the same dynamic unless they can't swim nuxvomica Jul 2019 #98

I think Lee Mercer is working on this... madinmaryland Jul 2019 #43

My guess is that aliens, if they actually are out there PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2019 #44

Yeah, as long as we are confined they will likely not drop in. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #48

Interstellar distances are vaster than people seem to understand. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2019 #51

The universe is infinite not_the_one Jul 2019 #59

Is the Unoverse infinite? Really? Before his death Stephen Hawkings presented a paper Blue_true Jul 2019 #74

No, it is not. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2019 #95

They could be species that have figured out things about the galaxy and Universe that our Blue_true Jul 2019 #73

Maybe. Maybe not. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2019 #96

The main problem here Disaffected Jul 2019 #85

Once they decide what sized rock and where to drop it humans are toast. hunter Jul 2019 #46

Yep, time for new scenery. The human species is obsolete and too destructive! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #47

perhaps we should politely ask rampartc Jul 2019 #52

Yeah, and maybe a spot to lie down, not on concrete. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #54

if they have a flying saucer they are more technologically advanced rampartc Jul 2019 #56

Yeah, desert is being served! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #61

I would welcome them but unfortunately, I would be drowned out by all of the nuts and others... SWBTATTReg Jul 2019 #53

Well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #55

There are plenty of good ideas about how we can make the world a better place... hunter Jul 2019 #99

I think that a minimalist society is coming into existence more and more every day already... SWBTATTReg Jul 2019 #109

Public opinion? 1/3 of people love drumpf Takket Jul 2019 #57

It's a F'en frightening place! I would love to avoid them, but they seem to be all over the place. RKP5637 Jul 2019 #62

The distance is the issue. No way to get here timely. nt USALiberal Jul 2019 #58

Yep, they all decided to live in a neighborhood far far far away from us! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #64

Even speed of light is a long time. nt USALiberal Jul 2019 #66

Yes it is, a very long time, light years and light years. There's always folded space and all, TBD. RKP5637 Jul 2019 #67

Someone pointed out about a year ago. Blue_true Jul 2019 #81

Interesting!! Thanks! nt USALiberal Jul 2019 #83

No way within our limited understanding of forces within our Universe. Blue_true Jul 2019 #76

I hope it is possible. nt USALiberal Jul 2019 #77

Really? What if they are hostile. Blue_true Jul 2019 #82

We'll all squabble like we always do lunatica Jul 2019 #60

Yep, I remember when he said that ... but IMO humans would try to climb one over the other to RKP5637 Jul 2019 #63

Any intelligent species would not come here. Oneironaut Jul 2019 #65

... can't imagine what they would find of interest here. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #69

An alien contact is either going to be neutral, benevolent or hostile. Blue_true Jul 2019 #68

My gut feeling is we are basically totally clueless. They could well be here ... or have been. They RKP5637 Jul 2019 #71

It seems unlikely we'll encounter anybody else. And if we do, all our plans will get tossed. struggle4progress Jul 2019 #75

If they're here: Surrender. Immediately. Iggo Jul 2019 #86

tRump will feed them his KFC!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #93

One of the BEST First Contact stories I ever read was.... MicaelS Jul 2019 #89

LOL! Yep!!! Sure makes sense!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #90

I would say "hey Mr. spaceman take me for a ride" scarytomcat Jul 2019 #97

I wanna go too!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #107

Its very probable there is very limited life in the billion x billion planets. not an issue at all. Kurt V. Jul 2019 #101

Ignore and do not reply. MarvinGardens Jul 2019 #103

I just watched MFM008 Jul 2019 #104

Best to keep me away from them if they come. roamer65 Jul 2019 #105

Given humanities track record on earth, ... not recommended to others. ... quarantine Earth. Yep! nt RKP5637 Jul 2019 #108

I'd volunteer to interact with them Generic Brad Jul 2019 #106