While on the subject of UFOs a thought occurred to me last night as I was watching "The Day the Earth Stood Still" with my father-in-law. (Yes the horrible Keanu Reeves version, he rented it, I didn't have much choice in the matter.) I personally think that PUBLIC first contact will be met in one of two ways:
1. The primary country that the UFO encounter occurs in will claim to be the ambassadors of Earth and create a strong military presence around the area of first contact. This will most likely end in a stand off between the aliens and the country and lead to an annihilation of that country and/or the world. Diplomacy won't even be an option.
2. The EARTH as a whole will unite finally under a banner of peace upon realization that we're not alone and that the universe has so much more to offer than a pretty night sky. This will lead to a renewed era of learning and technology advances and will create a peace that will be a bit more stable.
Now I think the first option is the most plausible answer not only knowing human nature but how geopolitics is these days. What do you guys think?
When the listening is good, life is good
He who listens is the master of what is beneficial
Listening is beneficial to the listener
Listening is better than anything else
That is how perfect love is born.
-- Ptahhotep
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