Still following the post above check the recent paper below which advocates the sending of new messages to deep space to try to reach advanced alien civilizations https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2203/2203.04288.pdf
The hypothesis underlying this endeavor raises a poignant question: Is it naivety or sheer folly to assume that extraterrestrial recipients of these messages would universally embody pacifism, devoid of humanity's penchant for conquest and supremacy?
Even the esteemed physicist Stephen Hawking, in his seminal work "A Brief History of Time," cautioned against broadcasting our presence to potential extraterrestrial intelligence, deeming it not just unwise, but perilous. Have the proponents of these transmissions overlooked the wisdom of the precautionary principle?
Alternatively, could it be that Stephen Hawking is the naive one and in fact, messaging extraterrestrial intelligence (METI) is just how a deceitful and gargantuan (Human civilization) "spider" is trying to charm/mesmerize naive "flies" (alien civilizations) into its sticky web ?
PS - Personally, I find the messages dispatched aboard the Voyager spacecraft emblematic of hypocrisy and concealment. They portray humanity as a bastion of peace and creativity, accompanied by 90 minutes of diverse musical compositions, yet glaringly omit our self-destructive tendencies, as noted by Freud. https://www.libraryofsocialscience.com/assets/pdf/freud_beyond_the_pleasure_principle.pdf
They mask humanity's role as a potent force of destruction, poised on the precipice of driving countless species to extinction. Moreover, these messages obscure the reality that humanity stands as one of the most proficient agents of destruction, poised to potentially drive a million species to extinction. They mask humanity's role in the depletion of our planet's resources and the stark truth that we have become a blight upon the Earth. Why such deliberate obfuscation?
