How Far Could We Make Ourselves Understood By The Andromedans? An Evolutionary Cybernetic Problem In Hierarchical Dynamics

S. Santoli. (1994), JBIS, 47, pp.11-16

Refcode: 1994.47.11

Abstract:

Humans have an old, deep-rooted interest in the debate about the possibility of existence of extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) and about their nature. Science fiction involving extraterrestrial intelligent beings elates back to Lucian [2], while philosophical discussions about the plurality of worlds [3] can be traced back to Democritus. More recently, distinguished scientific minds have joined philosophers in that debate. The many problems or scientific, philosophic, economic, ethic and sociological nature about ETI, SETI and CETI are receiving continuous attention [6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14], and research efforts arc in progress to think out some concrete communication means for prospective dialogues between humans and aliens [15] whereas the “Great Silence” of the Universe [16J and the objections of evolutionary biologists seem not to justify the considerable expenditures on the part of space programmes in striving for SETl and CETI.