Would contact with extraterrestrials benefit or harm humanity? A scenario analysis

被引：32
作者：
Baum, Seth D. [1 ]
Haqq-Misra, Jacob D. [2 ]
Domagal-Goldman, Shawn D. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Geog, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[2] Penn State Univ, Dept Meteorol, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[3] NASA, Planetary Sci Div, Washington, DC 20054 USA
来源：
ACTA ASTRONAUTICA | 2011年 / 68卷 / 11-12期
关键词：
Extraterrestrials; Contact; Scenario analysis; FERMI PARADOX; SPACE PROBES; SETI; INTELLIGENCE; SEARCH; EARTH; CIVILIZATIONS; CONSEQUENCES; ASTEROIDS; OBJECTS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.actaastro.2010.10.012
中图分类号：
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要：
While humanity has not yet observed any extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI), contact with ETI remains possible. Contact could occur through a broad range of scenarios that have varying consequences for humanity. However, many discussions of this question assume that contact will follow a particular scenario that derives from the hopes and fears of the author. In this paper, we analyze a broad range of contact scenarios in terms of whether contact with ETI would benefit or harm humanity. This type of broad analysis can help us prepare for actual contact with ETI even if the details of contact do not fully resemble any specific scenario. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：2114 / 2129
页数：16
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