Why does Stephen Hawking oppose the idea of ​​contacting aliens?

On autumn days there is a cool atmosphere and a clear night sky, take this opportunity to admire our brilliant galaxy and you will be able to observe the life of aliens. .

That is the advice of Douglas Vakoch - the president of the NGO NGO Message Intelligent Extraterrestrial (METI) to astronomers.

" When you observe the night sky you will see that almost all stars have their own planets," Rosenberg said in an exclusive interview with Futurism. " Perhaps some planets in areas with water in the universe. So we can hypothesize that mysterious forms of life exist somewhere. The big question is here. Do they (aliens) really want to contact us, or are they waiting for people to find ways to connect with them? '

METI's perspective is inclined to the second hypothesis. Until now, scientists have been trying to find civilization in other planets and there will be many projects to realize this hypothesis in the coming years. However, there are still many objections to this plan, of which the most prominent is Stephen Hawking.

Hawking, a leading astrophysicist, supports the search for aliens, but he also regularly gives warnings regarding scientists' attempts to communicate with aliens. other.

In a video called "Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places," posted on CuriosityStream, Hawking said that aliens can "be much stronger than us and they will look at us like we see. bacteria '.

Of course, Vakoch did not underestimate these warnings."Stephen Hawking - a genius cosmologist reminded me: 'Whatever you do, don't try to send the message to aliens, I don't want them to come to Earth', we have to respect it , 'said Vakoch.

Genius physicist Stephen Hawing.(Photo: Famous People)

But according to Vakoch, there is an important point that Hawking seems to have not mentioned when evaluating the idea of ​​communicating with aliens:

'The fact that if any civilization exists in our planet and is able to travel to Earth, perhaps they have discovered us long ago.

We have sent radio messages to inform us of our existence in the past 78 years. Even before that 2.5 billion years, our ancestors whispered to Universe that life is here because oxygen exists in our atmosphere.

So, if any aliens would cook the intention to invade and destroy the Earth, they might have come and wiped us out of the Earth long ago. If they are on their way here, it is wise to send a message first to inform them of their willingness to become partners. Let's start a peaceful conversation together! '

Mr. Vakoch believes the first human contact with alien life will happen during the time he is still alive. But if this does not happen, he still believes that the METI project will lay the foundation for the relationship between Earth and other planets.

" Sometimes people talk about interstellar communication as an attempt to infiltrate the galaxy world. But one thing I find strange is that people only speak without a move or a problem. It's possible to make those things come true, and that's exactly what METI is doing, we're actually contributing something to the galaxy instead of just fooling ourselves with personal thoughts. , Mr. Vakoch said.