Having recently left her post as director of the Seti institute to focus on funding, Jill Tarter took to the media to address some issues she's had with the portrayal of extraterrestrials in popular culture. Touching on recent movies such as Battleship, Prometheus, and Men In Black 3, Tarter says current science fiction tells more of the human kind than anything.
We should look at movies like ‘Men in Black III,’ ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Battleship’ as great entertainment and metaphors for our own fears, but we should not consider them harbingers of alien visitation.
Tarter also had words for Stephen Hawking, who's long standing opinion has been that any alien encounter would only spell destruction for humanity.
While Sir Stephen Hawking warned that alien life might try to conquer or colonize Earth, I respectfully disagree. If aliens were able to visit Earth that would mean they would have technological capabilities sophisticated enough not to need slaves,...
We should look at movies like ‘Men in Black III,’ ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Battleship’ as great entertainment and metaphors for our own fears, but we should not consider them harbingers of alien visitation.
Tarter also had words for Stephen Hawking, who's long standing opinion has been that any alien encounter would only spell destruction for humanity.
While Sir Stephen Hawking warned that alien life might try to conquer or colonize Earth, I respectfully disagree. If aliens were able to visit Earth that would mean they would have technological capabilities sophisticated enough not to need slaves,...
- 5/25/2012
- by Robot Reagan
- GeekTyrant
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