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Contact: Implications for the Search and Discovery Wally Odom

Contact: Implications for the Search and Discovery Wally Odom

Is there extraterrestrial life?

Is there extraterrestrial life?

Some factors point to it being likely:

Some factors point to it being likely:

If intelligent life does exist, ● How should we look for it? ● What

If intelligent life does exist, ● How should we look for it? ● What does it mean ○ philosophically? ○ scientifically? ○ for everyday life?

How should we look for it?

How should we look for it?

What does it mean philosophically? ● ● ● Potential theological revolution An answer to

What does it mean philosophically? ● ● ● Potential theological revolution An answer to where we stand in the universe An answer to whether or not we ‘matter’ or are special

What does it mean scientifically? ● ● ● Answer to the question “how rare

What does it mean scientifically? ● ● ● Answer to the question “how rare is intelligence? ” More data about poorly understood phenomena (or hypothetical phenomena) such as wormholes Different coordinate system than our galactic latitude and longitude

What does it mean for day to day life?

What does it mean for day to day life?

What if the life we find is something other than what we expect?

What if the life we find is something other than what we expect?

How do we apply these questions to artificial extraterrestrial civilizations?

How do we apply these questions to artificial extraterrestrial civilizations?

The Singularity

The Singularity

https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=gp. KNAHz 0 z. H 8

https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=gp. KNAHz 0 z. H 8

How do we find artificial civilizations? ● ● ● Energy consumption keeps increasing Eventually,

How do we find artificial civilizations? ● ● ● Energy consumption keeps increasing Eventually, resources on a planet will be completely harnessed or used up Energy consumption will increase past this point A new energy source is needed. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Qn. FAQr. R 58 SY

What does this mean for us? ● ● ● The answer is essentially the

What does this mean for us? ● ● ● The answer is essentially the same as for an organic civilization. Artificial comes from organic, so that covers the philosophical aspects The same logic that civilizations will be neither fully altruistic nor destructive applies

Discussion Questions Do you believe that extraterrestrial civilizations exist? If so, do you believe

Discussion Questions Do you believe that extraterrestrial civilizations exist? If so, do you believe that we are more or less likely to find a biological extraterrestrial civilization than an artificial one? Of all of the possible impacts that making contact with an extraterrestrial civilization could have, what do you believe would be the most important or impactful?

Sources https: //www. seti. org/seti-institute/Search-Extraterrestrial-Intelligence https: //www. nasa. gov/mission_pages/kepler/overview/index. html https: //www. youtube. com/watch?

Sources https: //www. seti. org/seti-institute/Search-Extraterrestrial-Intelligence https: //www. nasa. gov/mission_pages/kepler/overview/index. html https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Qn. FAQr. R 58 SY https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=gp. KNAHz 0 z. H 8

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