I'm with Hawking on this one, and not just as a yes (wo)man. I've wondered along those lines since the made for television "V" movies made way back in the (cough cough) 70s. I swear "Independence Day" stole their alien ships from the V movies. Besides the dangers go back to "pod people." Gah, just remembered the name of the movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." We may not be sentient enough for some alien races. Didn't Chuck post about a scifi story where earthlings were "meat" a while ago? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@getbeehive.net> To: "Astronomy Utah" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 10:11:26 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] To call or not to call. That is the question. Should We Call the Cosmos Seeking ET? Or Is That Risky? http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/call-cosmos-seeking-risky-2895084... Opinions? patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".