This LessWrong post had some good discussion about some of the same ideas :-)
An advanced civilization from outer space could easily colonize our planet and enslave us as Columbus enslaved the Indigenous tribes of the Americas
I think this is unlikely, since my guess is that (if civilization continues on Earth) we’ll reach technological maturity in a much shorter time than we expect to meet aliens (I consider the time until we meet aliens here).
This LessWrong post had some good discussion about some of the same ideas :-)
I think this is unlikely, since my guess is that (if civilization continues on Earth) we’ll reach technological maturity in a much shorter time than we expect to meet aliens (I consider the time until we meet aliens here).