Sunday, April 25, 2010

Hawking: Aliens may pose risks to Earth

Here is an interesting tidbit I found

"Astrophysicist says extraterrestrials likely exist, but could be dangerous

LONDON - British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says aliens are out there, but it could be too dangerous for humans to interact with extraterrestrial life.

Hawking claims in a new documentary that intelligent alien lifeforms almost certainly exist, but warns that communicating with them could be "too risky."

The 68-year-old scientist says a visit by extraterrestrials to Earth would be like Christopher Columbus arriving in the Americas, "which didn't turn out very well for the Native Americans."