Interesting thought...

McFly — 7/20/2006 5:46:42 PM (archived)

Can we assume (always dangerous, I know) that the reason advanced civilizations don't "dumb down" the method of transmission is because they've got nothing to say to the insects?

And if that's the case, is it because they don't want the bugs swarming all over them (and possibly biting), or because they've got some kind of "Prime Directive?"

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Is SETI Barking up the Wrong Tree? - LJK - 7/20/2006 5:02:40 PM
- It would be tricky for an ETI to beam a message in all directions, all of the time. - alcaray - 7/20/2006 5:47:42 PM
  - It would only make sense if he already knew we were here. (n/t) - ER - 7/20/2006 5:59:52 PM
- Yes - Jack Herer - 7/20/2006 5:12:36 PM
  - Interesting thought... - McFly - 7/20/2006 5:46:42 PM
- re: Is SETI Barking up the Wrong Tree? - Tom Brosz - 7/20/2006 5:04:48 PM
  - Superluminal communication? - SDF - 7/21/2006 3:45:18 AM
    - Lumination ruminations - ER - 7/21/2006 4:40:21 AM
      - re: Lumination ruminations - LJK - 7/21/2006 8:24:06 PM
        
        re: Lumination ruminations - SDF - 7/22/2006 11:45:59 AM
        
        An anthropic solution to Fermi! It makes sense. (n/t) - ER - 7/22/2006 1:46:05 PM
        
        re: An anthropic solution to everything - SDF - 7/22/2006 2:46:26 PM
        
        re: An anthropic solution to everything - ER - 7/22/2006 4:18:48 PM
        
        Artifacts on the moon - SDF - 7/22/2006 10:53:50 PM
        
        re: Artifacts on the moon - ljk - 7/23/2006 5:52:33 AM
  - re: Is SETI Barking up the Wrong Tree? - ER - 7/20/2006 5:42:21 PM
    - SETI often says more about humans than aliens... - LJK - 7/25/2006 3:53:39 PM

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