[ExI] drexler/sandberg paper

[spike at rainier66.com]

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From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of
BillK via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] drexler/sandberg paper

 

On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 at 22:34, BillK < <mailto:pharos at gmail.com>
pharos at gmail.com> wrote:

> 

> ... Let's hope it doesn't tell the truth and 

> let them know how terrible humanity is!  ;)

> 

> BillK

 

>...Which leads to the thought -

If we are contacted by an alien civilisation, what are the chances that they
might be misleading us (lying) just as much as we lie to them?  BillK

_______________________________________________

 

What?  Whaddya mean lying to them BillK?  Consider that engraved plate Carl
Sagan designed to put aboard Pioneer in 1972:

 

 



 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_plaque

 

That plate isn't a lie, that was the truth!  The lie was what we told the
librarian.

 

She thought we were studying space science, when really we were checking out
that nekkid space-babe.

 

Sure it was a lie, but it was really her fault: she cut out the good
pictures in Nat Geo magazines.  What were we boys to do?  Read the articles?

 

spike

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