"Maybe if there is intelligent life on this comet, we could show them how Washington DC works. Why? If they are looking for intelligent life, we could show them it does not yet exist here. Only bedlam and chaos. Then again, they might just nuke us to put us out of our misery."
This incoming comet, 3I/ATLAS is really causing quite a stir. To many of us, it is just a comet. It is the third of its kind, it looks odd and travels fast. But a few scientists worldwide have sounded the Claxton. This one could be different. In fact, it could be a precursor to an "alien attack". Whoa! What? What do they mean "alien attack"? It means our Dark Forest strategy is not working very well. Our puny little nascent existence would be known to the most truculent and nasty aliens in the cosmos. What is for dinner? Maybe - us!
Harvard scientist Avi Loeb has another take. He is about halfway there with the alien thing. He thinks that 3I/ATLAS may be an ancient alien relic with alien tech on board. He feels so strongly on this, he feels a rocket, to intercept this comet might be in order. I mean, this comet (if Loeb is right), could contain a treasure trove of alien goodies. And Loeb may be a bit off center on many of his ideas, but he is still one of the sharpest minds in astronomy.
My question is this - so what? What if this comet was really some classic vintage of spaceships gone by. What would we do with it? Does it come with an instruction book? In a language we understand. Or would it just be a complicated series of wires and components, accompanied by a book of instructions that nobody could read. And by the way, since even getting back to the Moon is such a giant leap for us these days, just exactly what would we use as a spaceship to intercept this comet (or spaceship)? Inquiring minds want to know!
In any event, we have until sometime in November when this comet will be close enough to be concerned about it. Chances are, just like the first two "visitors", it will take a loop around our sun and then head back out into the cosmos. Or here is another theory - maybe it is a scout of some kind. Checking out our neighborhood. Looking for any kind of intelligent life. And if we are outed? Does that mean a return visit by a different kind of craft? Something to lose sleep over? Not I.
Maybe if there is intelligent life on this comet, we could show them how Washington DC works. Why? If they are looking for intelligent life, we could show them it does not yet exist here. Only bedlam and chaos. Then again, they might just nuke us to put us out of our misery.
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