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Seattle Exopolitics Examiner<\/a>Alfred Lambremont Webre<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\nCambridge: Prof. Morris-'ET exploitative'<\/p>\n
Mainstream Some scientists reflect a cautious optimism about extraterrestrial life. One report<\/a> Other scientists presenting at the Open scientific discussion about the
\nscientists attending the January 25-26, 2010 discussion section on
\n"detection of extraterrestrial life and the consequences for science
\nand society" during U.K.\u2019s Royal Society\u2019s<\/a> 350th anniversary conference have given intelligent extraterrestrial life a mixed review.<\/p>\n
\nstates, \u201cMr. Marek Kukula, public astronomer at the Royal Observatory
\nin Greenwich, said: \u201cPart of me is with the enthusiasts and I would
\nlike us to try to make proactive contact with a wiser, more peaceful
\ncivilization\u2026. We might like to assume that if there is intelligent
\nlife out there it is wise and benevolent, but of course we have no
\nevidence for this. Given the consequences of contact may not be what
\nwe initially hoped for, then we need governments and the UN to get
\ninvolved in any discussions.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\nRoyal Society present a darker evolutionary picture of the threat of
\nextraterrestrial civilizations visiting Earth. Simon Conway Morris<\/a>,professor of evolutionary\u00adpaleobiology at Cambridge University, is quoted as stating<\/a>
\nthat \u201cExtra-terrestrials might not only \u00adresemble us but have our
\nfoibles, such as greed, violence and a tendency to exploit others'
\nresources. And while aliens could come in peace they are quite as
\nlikely to be searching for somewhere to live, and to help themselves to
\nwater, minerals and fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nexistence of extraplanetary life is reportedly encouraged in this
\nconference. At the same, the Royal Society conference involves mainstream scientists<\/a> who seem largely unaware of the evidence for an existing extraterrestrial presence on Earth at this time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n