Stephen Hawking warned that contacting extraterrestrial life could lead to disasters similar to those seen in historical encounters between advanced and primitive cultures. He advised against active attempts to seek alien life, suggesting passive methods like listening for signals. An international research team revisited Hawking's ideas within the context of the 'intelligence trap,' which posits that overconfidence could be dangerous. Recent claims by scientists, including Professor Avi Loeb, regarding a potentially hostile UFO approaching Earth have rekindled concerns over such encounters being imminent.
'The extraterrestrials would probably be far in advance of us,' Professor Hawking said in 2004. 'The history of advanced races meeting more primitive people on this planet is not very happy, and they were the same species.'
Hawking advocated for more passive searches for intelligent life, such as listening for alien radio signals, rather than actively broadcasting our presence to the universe.
Hawking's grim message was recently revisited by an international team of researchers studying the so-called 'intelligence trap,' suggesting overconfidence could lead to disastrous consequences.
Professor Avi Loeb warned that the mysterious object barreling toward Earth this December could be a hostile UFO, possibly with extremely unusual characteristics.
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