Computer Science
Scientific paper
Aug 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jbis...40..373d&link_type=abstract
British Interplanetary Society, Journal (Interstellar Studies) (ISSN 0007-084X), vol. 40, Aug. 1987, p. 373-379.
Computer Science
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Ethics, Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Interstellar Communication, Culture (Social Sciences), Interstellar Travel, Space Colonies
Scientific paper
The embargo or quarantine hypothesis for explaining the 'Great Silence' is reviewed and found to be more plausible than the view that, at most, earth might expect to receive radio messages from some distant star. The latter hypothesis is shown to be compatible with extraterrestrial technologies only a few hundred years in advance of those on earth, whereas the embargo hypothesis more reasonably infers that they should be tens of thousands of years in advance and in control of any contact with humanity. Reasons why the embargo hypothesis has received insufficient attention are presented; they involve failure to allow for the application of both greatly advanced technology and high ethical values by maturing societies of extraterrestrial intelligence. The implication of the embargo hypothesis for space development is that planets already harboring diverse biota are ethically off-limits for exploitive colonization.
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