Interesting stuph in the links, but I want to ask is what people think of the
idea or motives behind broadcasts into space. Should we really be transmitting data
about ourselves into outerspace? My thoughts are that no we should not.
Personally I believe in the existence of aliens - the universe is of an unconceivably
massive size that somewhere out there there must be the right circumstances
for life to exist. But to wave a big banner and say here we are is something we
should not be doing. What benefit is there in potentially pointing out to aliens
where we are?
Mankind should learn to live with itself (did someone say terrorism, murder
and rascism etc?) before we start to try and wax lyrical with aliens.