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Contacting Aliens 'A Bad Idea', Warns Hawking
Aliens are very likely out there, according to eminent scientist Stephen Hawking - but we should keep quiet and hope they don't notice us.
Professor Hawking, who retired as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge last year, claims such space life would only abuse Earth's resources and move on.
"We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet," he said.
"I imagine they might exist in massive ships, having used up all the resources from their home planet.
"Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonise whatever planets they can reach."
"If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans."
The documentary, which begins on May 9, explores the British scientist's vision of the universe.
While most aliens were in all probability simple organisms such as microbes, Professor Hawking said it would only take a few intelligent ones to spell disaster for humans.
"To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational," he explained.
"The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like."
Aliens are very likely out there, according to eminent scientist Stephen Hawking - but we should keep quiet and hope they don't notice us.
Professor Hawking, who retired as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge last year, claims such space life would only abuse Earth's resources and move on.
"We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet," he said.
"I imagine they might exist in massive ships, having used up all the resources from their home planet.
"Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonise whatever planets they can reach."
"If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans."
The documentary, which begins on May 9, explores the British scientist's vision of the universe.
While most aliens were in all probability simple organisms such as microbes, Professor Hawking said it would only take a few intelligent ones to spell disaster for humans.
"To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational," he explained.
"The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like."
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Hes just scared in case they mistake him for one of them and put him in a space ship
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lol graeme that was going to be my exact reply.
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he prob is one of them but he's not supposed to be here. he went awol because he got caught sucking a young aliens tentacle. so doesnt want us to contact them incase we run him in.
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Become a veggie for the sake of future generations - karma
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I heard he wants Xzibit to pimp his ride and**a satelitte to his chair so he can bring down aeroplanes and contact his fellow aliens.
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A flying saucer creature named Zog arrived on Earth to
explain how wars could be prevented and how cancer can be cured. He brought the information from Margo, a planet where the natives conversed by means of farts and tap dancing. Zog landed at night in Connecticut. He had no sooner touched down than he saw a house on fire. He rushed into the house, farting and tap dancing, warning the people about the terrible danger they were in. The head of the house brained Zog with a golf club. Kurt Vonnegut |
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someone unplug him
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I reckon he'd just watched back to back episodes of V and then sat through ITV and +1 of Independence Day
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This may explain bamboo
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turns out he's english, I thought he had an american accent?
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