I always assumed that aliens would be sentient beings, like ourselves. It seems more natural that sentient beings belonging to different species would prefer communication over violence.
I beleieve that it is important to note that this message originated from email. While other forms of media have played a role in the spread of this, the point is that it all began through email, media that can be used by almost anoyone who wants to.
However, people were only able to hear about it through other forms of media because of the email. There are people who have been influenced directly and indirectly by the email. But the source is still the email.
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I always assumed that aliens would be sentient beings, like ourselves. It seems more natural that sentient beings belonging to different species would prefer communication over violence.
I beleieve that it is important to note that this message originated from email. While other forms of media have played a role in the spread of this, the point is that it all began through email, media that can be used by almost anoyone who wants to.
However, people were only able to hear about it through other forms of media because of the email. There are people who have been influenced directly and indirectly by the email. But the source is still the email.