max:  @phiammacdeo i would hope so too, but valuing uniqueness and variety is a development of human culture that could very well be totally meaningless to an alien mind, so i think it is unrealistic to expect that 2 years ago

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MooseLord:  @phiammacdeo very good points. I also tend to think that if there was a species out there that discovered us or whatever, it would most likely be of humanoid shape. 2 years ago

phiammacdeo:  my hope is that at the stage where you are traversing the stars that you place value in uniqueness and variety and if anything try to cultivate differences that you yourself could not evolve into.. humanity's short lifespans offer the opportunity to biologically experiment with variation. 2 years ago

phiammacdeo:  It's hard for me to believe that colonialism would still be an agenda for a space faring civilization.. If you want raw materials there are lots of unpopulated planets out there, if you need labor, robots will give you less trouble. 2 years ago

max:  i think hawking is right about the dangers, but imo it is worth the risk 2 years ago

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