Is Stephen Hawking's Take on Aliens as Funny as We Hoped?

In summary: He's just doing what any other person would do in that situation- hoping for the best while preparing for the worst. And honestly, if we don't make contact with aliens soon, I can't see us doing much better.In summary, Stephen Hawking says it's perfectly rational to assume intelligent life exists elsewhere, but warns that aliens might simply raid Earth for resources. He also says that if we don't make contact with aliens soon, we'll probably do worse.
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hmm... let's think this in another perspective, if we were aliens and finds some planet with life on it... would we exploit the resources?
 
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This thread has more than run its course.
 
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