Theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking believes that a visit from an advanced alien species may end in Earth being invaded.
"If aliens visit us, the outcome could be much like when Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans," Professor Hawking said in an interview with Spain's El Pais. "Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they can reach."
"To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like."
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"If aliens visit us, the outcome could be much like when Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans," Professor Hawking said in an interview with Spain's El Pais. "Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they can reach."
"To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like."
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