Active SETI and Public Readiness: Balancing Contact Risks with Cosmic Literacy

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Humanity is not ready to contact extraterrestrial intelligence and should focus on raising science literacy and cosmic curiosity rather than broadcasting signals, a view supported by Paul Horowitz, David Brin, and Seth Shostak who warn of dangers and rapid public reaction, as shown by the 1997 Project Phoenix scare.

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Of Alien Life and Intelligence: Are We Ready for Contact? (Part 3) - AmericaSpace

“Imagine how foolish you would feel if you didnt try, only because someone said youre a lunatic.” — Paul Horowitz, SETI scientist Although entirely speculative, the notion of the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence has over the years attracted the interest of a growing number of scientists outside of the fields of astronomy and astrobiology