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What if aliens arrived on Earth?

2023-08-18 10:24:51Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
What if aliens arrived on Earth?
What if aliens arrived on Earth?

In an extraordinary situation like this, governments and scientists from all over the world must cooperate. But are there protocols in place in case you encounter alien contact?

Science fiction books and movies are full of scenes of extraordinary performances, and each author offers different solutions on how to deal with the situation, depending on whether the aliens on duty are peaceful, or have hostile intentions. But, in reality, has anyone thought of drawing up an intervention protocol in case you encounter an alien contact?

"Any such protocol is premature because we must first identify the nature of the alien objects we encounter and understand their purpose. Once we know what information they are looking for, we can decide how to respond,” astronomer Abraham (Avi) Loeb, director of the Institute for Theory and Computation of Harvard University in Cambridge, (USA), told Focus.it.

Loeb is considered one of the leading experts in the search for extraterrestrial civilizations: "Extraterrestrial" stands out among his popular books, and he is famous for some of his provocations. For example, in 2017, when Oumuamua, the first asteroid of interstellar origin, was identified, it proposed to study its nature in depth, including among the hypotheses that it could be a technological object created by an alien civilization.

The Seti Post Detection Hub, the Seti post detection center inaugurated in November 2022 at the University of St Andrews, UK is working on a plan for the fateful encounter. The coordinator of the multidisciplinary research group (which includes astronomers, biologists, neuroscientists, computer scientists along with psychologists, philosophers, lawyers and artists) is John Elliott, a researcher in computational linguistics at the same university. "There are currently no protocols from government agencies or international organizations, including the United Nations," Elliott confirms. "The Post Detection Hub set will work to solve this problem."

There is already a set of rules that must be followed in case of contact with aliens. It is the document "Declaration of principles on the conduct of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence" (abbreviated "Seti Protocol"), approved by the Permanent Seti Study Group of the International Academy of Astronautics.

However, it deals with the authentication of a radio signal considered "intelligent" coming from space, and with the ways in which the news spreads. "This protocol involves different steps," Elliott explains, "each of which considers an increasingly advanced degree of 'recognition' of the foreign signal."

So the Seti Protocol only deals with remote contacts. Even when it reaches the delicate post-detection stage, that is, when it has been proven with certainty that the collected signal is of intelligent origin. "To deal with this phase," Elliott specifies, "a working group has been set up capable of providing assistance on all issues that may arise in the event of a confirmed signal, from scientific analysis to public discussion of political, social, psychological, philosophical, religious issues.

But let's go back to the hypothesis of aliens landing on Earth. What situations can we assume? The first to be mobilized would be the armed forces of the countries involved, which would be put on alert, ready to control and isolate the affected areas. Air defense systems and surveillance equipment will be increased and military units will be deployed to ensure safety, isolating the landing zone and checking for health hazards such as radioactivity or toxic substances. Additionally, based on available information, military forces can develop defensive plans and countermeasures if aliens prove to be potentially threatening.

As far as the civilian population is concerned, the procedures provided by the protocols of evacuation and gathering in shelters in case of danger can be activated. Meanwhile, everything that happens would have a worldwide echo, live, in the media and on social networks.

Psychological support for citizens would also be important, some of whom could be very upset by the alien landing event; perhaps a sect would emerge that would see extraterrestrials as saviors or, alternatively, as exterminators of humanity. For this purpose, counseling centers can be established to provide emotional support.

In an emergency situation like this, it would be desirable for governments and scientists from around the world to cooperate to gather as much information as possible about the nature of the aliens and their intentions, using advanced surveillance tools such as satellites. , drones and spy planes. And think tanks would arise to study aliens and their technology. These groups can assess potential threats and make recommendations on actions to be taken, including trying to establish a channel of communication with the newcomers to start a peaceful dialogue.

Yes, but how can we communicate with aliens? John Elliott also thought about this: "I have developed several models of communication, based on representative human languages ​​and those of some animals such as dolphins, models that are designed to identify the language of extraterrestrials and to discover their syntax." But, as in the case of two people who do not speak the same language, we will need something that allows us to associate a meaning with the signs (or words) used.

The technology to be used will depend on the type of meeting. “If it's a signal from a distant planet,” Elliott continues, “the main tool will be computational analysis and the application of algorithms. But it won't be easy, because words can always be deceiving. However, if our "meeting" takes place over great distances, this would negate any threat.' But it would leave open the problem of how to handle "contact".

Source: Focus.it


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