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thebilldozer10 t1_itc0qsx wrote

Reply to comment by thEiAoLoGy in Scientists Are Gaming Out What Humanity Will Do If Aliens Make Contact by EricFromOuterSpace

however the second any of it becomes a threat we wipe it out.

alien life would be no different, civilization always wants to expand but there is a finite amount of material. It ultimately always becomes a competition for resources and we would be wiped out just to not be a competitor.

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thEiAoLoGy t1_itc1gwk wrote

What hubris to think we’d be a threat to any aliens that could travel here from another solar system. We’re barely even thinking about having a base on the moon.

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thebilldozer10 t1_itc5kaa wrote

we only need to look at our own history… humanity are experts at exterminating things that are no threat. you’ve never squashed a bug just because you could?

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