broadcasted songs could be a signal for aliens to attack earth

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=377452
Last week NASA broadcast a Beatles song, Across the Universe, towards
the North Star, in the hope it would be noticed by extra-terrestrial
beings.

But scientists have urged NASA to be more cautious, saying aliens could
misinterpret the song, and even take it as a battle cry.


"Before sending out even symbolic messages, we need an open discussion
about the potential risks," New Scientist magazine reported Dr Douglas
Vakoch of the SETI Institute as saying.

Professor Barrie Jones of Open University said: "the chances are slight,
but the consequences would be huge ? the end of life on Earth".

"If they have the technology to cross interstellar space to reach us,
they will be so much in advance of us humans that there is nothing we
could do to resist them," he said.

SETI ? the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence ? has been listening
to the skies for the last 20 years.

The program uses radio telescopes to scan for any messages or noises
that may indicate the existence of life on other planets.

Scientist Ainin De Horta, from the SETI Australia Centre, said the there
could be dangers in broadcasting songs into deep space.

But he didn't think it would lead to an intergalactic war.

"I think the chances are pretty unlikely that it'll lead to an alien
invasion, but I do think there is a point that this should be discussed
by the whole world, because who knows what'll happen," Mr De Horta said.

"I think it's highly unlikely that this message will cause a reaction,
and that it'll cause a reaction in our lifetime."

Radio waves travel through space at the speed of light or nearly
300,000km per second.

The first radio transmission, sent in the 1920s, would have travelled
nearly 90 light years by now.

"It's not like picking up the phone and ringing me for instance," Mr De
Horta said.

"We're talking about vast distances and a response would take years from
even the closet star."

SETI has had a few close calls, or what they call "candidates", but Mr
De Horta says any authentic messages would have been identified.

"We get what we call candidates every so often, but none of them turn
out to be something that can't be explained, like a statistical anomaly
or equipment glitch."

The nearest star to Earth, Alpha Proxima, is four light years away.

--
Rob Cypher
robcypher.livejournal.com
aka "Ben" the dxm abuser on A&E's _Intervention_
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE - YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED

 

The debunkers at SETI ARE sending their signals to the Evil ETS to
attack THIS PLANET EARTH.

Every Earth-citizen must stand up now and stop THIS TERROR THREAT
against us and turn in all evil debunkers, friends of debunkers,
debunker supporters, debunkers sympathizers, debunker enablers and
debunker-debunkers. WE can do it, we MUST do it.

I have interpreted the debunkers message to ETs:
Destroy mankind,
debunkers are you friends,
kill Earth,
debunkers are your friends.

Finally there is absolute PROOF that debunkers are EVIL and must be
drummed out.
Well you help us now????

Thank for you these FACTS that debunkers are out to eliminate ALL LIVE
ON EARTH!!!

The Octagon (The Pentagon WITHIN the Pentagon) has been put on Orange-
Red-Purple ALERT, this is the highest alert stage it has even been
on. ALL debunkers can now be sent to the planet Mars for secret-
double
interrogation!

* wrote:
> http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=377452
> Last week NASA broadcast a Beatles song, Across the Universe, towards
> the North Star, in the hope it would be noticed by extra-terrestrial
> beings.
>
> But scientists have urged NASA to be more cautious, saying aliens could
> misinterpret the song, and even take it as a battle cry.
>
>
> "Before sending out even symbolic messages, we need an open discussion
> about the potential risks," New Scientist magazine reported Dr Douglas
> Vakoch of the SETI Institute as saying.
>
> Professor Barrie Jones of Open University said: "the chances are slight,
> but the consequences would be huge ? the end of life on Earth".
>
> "If they have the technology to cross interstellar space to reach us,
> they will be so much in advance of us humans that there is nothing we
> could do to resist them," he said.
>
> SETI ? the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence ? has been listening
> to the skies for the last 20 years.
>
> The program uses radio telescopes to scan for any messages or noises
> that may indicate the existence of life on other planets.
>
> Scientist Ainin De Horta, from the SETI Australia Centre, said the there
> could be dangers in broadcasting songs into deep space.
>
> But he didn't think it would lead to an intergalactic war.
>
> "I think the chances are pretty unlikely that it'll lead to an alien
> invasion, but I do think there is a point that this should be discussed
> by the whole world, because who knows what'll happen," Mr De Horta said.
>
> "I think it's highly unlikely that this message will cause a reaction,
> and that it'll cause a reaction in our lifetime."
>
> Radio waves travel through space at the speed of light or nearly
> 300,000km per second.
>
> The first radio transmission, sent in the 1920s, would have travelled
> nearly 90 light years by now.
>
> "It's not like picking up the phone and ringing me for instance," Mr De
> Horta said.
>
> "We're talking about vast distances and a response would take years from
> even the closet star."
>
> SETI has had a few close calls, or what they call "candidates", but Mr
> De Horta says any authentic messages would have been identified.
>
> "We get what we call candidates every so often, but none of them turn
> out to be something that can't be explained, like a statistical anomaly
> or equipment glitch."
>
> The nearest star to Earth, Alpha Proxima, is four light years away.
>
> --
> Rob Cypher
> robcypher.livejournal.com
> aka "Ben" the dxm abuser on A&E's _Intervention_
> RESISTANCE IS FUTILE - YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED

 

Howdy Holeflapper,

> "Sir Arthur CB Wholeflaffers ASA" <science@zzz.com>
> wrote in message news:5bd41e26-3084-48c6-88fb
> 12b76a986998@h11g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> The debunkers at SETI ARE sending their signals to
> the Evil ETS to
> attack THIS PLANET EARTH.
>
> Every Earth-citizen must stand up now and stop THIS
> TERROR THREAT
> against us and turn in all evil debunkers, friends of
> debunkers,
> debunker supporters, debunkers sympathizers, debunker
> enablers and
> debunker-debunkers. WE can do it, we MUST do it.
>
> I have interpreted the debunkers message to ETs:
> Destroy mankind,
> debunkers are you friends,
> kill Earth,
> debunkers are your friends.
>
> Finally there is absolute PROOF that debunkers are
> EVIL and must be
> drummed out.
> Well you help us now????
>
> Thank for you these FACTS that debunkers are out to
> eliminate ALL LIVE
> ON EARTH!!!

> The Octagon? (The Pentagon WITHIN the Pentagon) has
> been put on Orange-
> Red-Purple ALERT, this is the highest alert stage it
> has even been
> on. ALL debunkers can now be sent to the planet Mars
> for secret-
> double
> interrogation!

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I will notify Dr. Mobius at the Salem Asylum that you
have been using his computer to send these idiotic
posts and hopefully he will change your meds.

Hurry and get well so that you can get out of the
"Loony Bin" it is degrading for an ex-CIA agent like
you to be in the "Nut House".

Your old CIA pal:
--
Cap. Harry
King Of The Usenet Spooks
CEO of:
Oregon Home Spaceship High Invisibility Technology
Room 12, Hanger 18, Area 52,
USAF, Nevada, USA, Planet Earth,
Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy,
More or less on the outer fringe of the Universe.