Some scientists think that there are intelligent life forms on other planets and messages should be sent to contact them. Other scientists think it is a bad idea and would be dangerous. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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The opinions of scientists go apart when it comes to the topic of other
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forms. Some say there exist other
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forms and that they should be contacted, while others would not do that because it could be dangerous. There are without a doubt pros and cons regarding
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topic, but in my opinion, it would not be a good idea to
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them, because I would find it better to gain some knowledge about the other
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forms before you
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them. On the
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hand would It be an unbelievable success to get to know other
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forms. Scientists have been searching for other
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forms probably for decades, but never got any signs. Millions of Dollars were spent to reach
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goal. It would change drastically people’s lives.
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, the technology could in cooperation with the other
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forms, advance massively.
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, could the
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with other
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forms become very dangerous, because of the lack of knowledge the humanity has regarding other
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forms. Not knowing how your communicating partner looks like, functions or thinks could be very risky.
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, it could be
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the case that there don’t exist other
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forms and that huge amounts of money were spent without any sense. Summarized, I would not try to
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other
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forms, because the cons in the form of the uncertainty if other
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forms exist and the danger in which humanity could be exposed exceeds in my opinion the pros in the form of the probability that other
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could be found and that a stable communication could be built.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • extraterrestrial
  • investigate
  • interstellar
  • speculate
  • communication
  • primitive
  • potential
  • collaboration
  • unlock
  • unprecedented
  • advancement
  • caution
  • consequences
  • hostile
  • unknowingly
  • civilization
  • disrupt
  • evolution
  • preserve
  • ponder
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