Radioactive Warning for Future Generations

tengu1sd writes "The Los Angeles Times discusses the problems with trying to leave a message for generations down the line. From the article: 'Symbols tend to lose their meaning over time. Exactly how and why Stonehenge was built, for instance, has long remained a mystery. Warnings, they argue, would be misunderstood or dismissed, the same way ancient grave robbers ignored curses inscribed on the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs to seize the riches inside. The curse of plutonium packs a painful penalty.'"

Comments

Why bother?

[solafide]

By the time English is no longer understood or the signs are no longer understood, if civilization exists, they will figure it out on their own pretty quickly, while if civilization doesn't, who cares?

Re:Simple solution

[bhiestand]

but if civilization still exists, they will still be studying the Bible...

I sure hope not...

I expect they'll be laughing at us for believing in one all-powerful all-perfect god. Maybe they'll believe in the Ancients from Stargate SG-1, maybe they'll believe in nature, maybe they'll have evolved beyond the need for religion, but I sure hope and expect we'll get over christianity by then...