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

There is no doubt that

humans

have been trying to contact extraterrestrial beings. Many scientists believe that

this

trend is risky and unsafe,

while

others argue that building a relationship with different intelligent

life

forms

could bring benefits to society. In

this

essay, I will discuss both sides of the topic and explain my support for the latter view.

Firstly

, trying to send messages to other

planets

could be both risky and pointless from financial and understanding perspectives.

This

is because the messaging process would be dramatically expensive, considering all the challenges that extraterrestrial

travel

has, and other intelligent

life

forms

would not be able to understand a message from

Earth

afterwards.

For example

, a written letter could not be understood by an extraterrestrial being.

This

idea can

also

be dangerous, as

humans

currently do not know how to protect themselves against threats from other

planets

. Scientists should consider

this

risk because once extraterrestrial beings are aware of all natural resources available on

Earth

,

such

as water and oil, they can use their strength to steal them from

humans

.

For instance

, in

this

scenario,

life

on

Earth

would be threatened.

On the other hand

, contacting other intelligent

life

forms

can benefit

humans

in terms of economic and technological development.

Firstly

, other

planets

may have abundant commodities available, so a new way of trading would raise between

Earth

and other

planets

.

Secondly

, extraterrestrial intelligence may be ahead of

humans

in the development of technology, especially when it comes to aircraft that are capable to minimize the duration of

travel

to extremely distant locations.

For example

, through

this

contact, scientists can learn how to build spaceships which are able to

travel

to other galaxies in less than a month.

As a result

, humanity would be able to

travel

to space, creating trade routes with other

planets

.

To conclude

,

while

there are disadvantages of contacting other intelligent

life

forms

,

such

as the threats against mankind, I personally feel that the benefits of travelling to other galaxies in a short time and trading with other

planets

outweigh the drawbacks.