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Originally Posted by polak
It's crazy to think that we're expecting the first life that Nasa finds to be a pretty primative species.
It would be pretty surreal if, when they start closely observing these planets, they find say some sort of artificial infrastructure around the planet that signifies that there is not only other life in the universe, but that it's also more advanced then us.
I wonder how the world would react knowing that we are 100%, not the most dominant species out there anymore. I think we would panic.
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Yeah it would be interesting to see how major religious leaders and followers react to that type of knowledge (not they have been easily convinced by science before).
My personal thoughts are that any civilization that has progressed much beyond where we are now would have to beyond something as primative as war and wouldn't be overly concerned about an attempt at contact. but maybe that's optimistic.