
By Michael Michaud
This e-book describes a large choice of speculations by way of many authors concerning the outcomes for humanity of getting into touch with extraterrestrial intelligence. The assumptions underlying these speculations are tested, and a few conclusions are drawn. The e-book emphasizes the results of touch instead of the quest, and takes account of renowned perspectives. As valuable heritage, the e-book additionally contains short summaries of the background of puzzling over extraterrestrial intelligence, searches for all times and for signs, contrasting paradigms of the way touch may well happen, and the ambiguity that these paradigms allegedly create.
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