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Originally Posted by snabald
Let's pretend that all of a sudden we had physical and undeniable proof that a civilization other than our own once existed.
What would humanity's reaction be?
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The stock market would go haywire. A large number of corporate-minded people would struggle to get first crack at the artifact so they could exploit alien science. They'd go nuts trying to make sure that the existence of advanced aliens wouldn't compromise our "way of life".
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"I am happy to report that once again the universe is doing just great, thank you, purring with perfection, ever-changing same as always. Light is still cruising along at 186,000 miles per second, and the expanding universe shows no signs of contracting. At this rate, it won't be long before they'll have to let the photon belt out another notch."
Swami Beyondananda's 2007 State of the Universe address
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