Study: Earthlings Not Ready For Alien Encounters, Yet

astroengine (1577233) writes "The people of planet Earth would be wise to raise their cosmic consciousness prior to contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, a new study shows. 'The scientific community now accepts to some degree that this contact may occur in the next 50 to 100 years,' said Gabriel De la Torre, a clinical neuropsychologist and human factors specialist at the University of Cádiz in Spain. 'Consequently, we are becoming more concerned about this possibility and its aftermath Certainly the topic of contact with extraterrestrial civilizations raises a number of questions that are not easy to answer. We estimate that this type of event will have not only a social effect, but also on both consciousness and biology as well.' Although we may not have the necessary social skill set to deal with an encounter of the third kind, scientists or astronauts might make the best candidates for the first alien conversation."

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Re:next 50 to 100 years?

[RubberDogBone]

We do have plenty of evidence. Something is definitely going on.

The real truth is that humanity is merely a curiosity at this point. We think very highly indeed of ourselves but we're barely better than zoo animals and we go out of our way to ensure we stay that way.

Those who have come here to see what's up haven't felt any need to establish an open, formal relationship. It brings no benefit to them. We have nothing to offer they can't get now while they continue to operate as they have, and there's nothing we can do about it. Zero. So why bother talking to us?

That's the really sad thing: it's not that we can't find ET or if there is or is not an ET at all; it's that ET is around and just doesn't care about us.