Discourse on First Contact: Aliens are Likely to be Hostile [Continued]

Oh, no problem darling [Im from the UK]. Con has aptly ignored first round as acceptance, but that's OK, no harm done. I like a challenge. Given this is an almost entirely theoretical topic, there is difficulty in providing empirical data. Making predictions about EBI's or EMI's and a first contact scenario may seem unrealistic, but given that there are set patterns we have so far seen the environment and life [as we know it] follow, we can make some basic predilections. [1] The nature of life. We have to consider the fundamental nature of life. That is, life seeks self preservation and advancement over all else. As life becomes more complex [Homo sapiens] it tends to be camouflaged once sentience gets involved. But the base impulse is still there. Its hard to imagine that first contact would occur without some sort of personal gain on the side of the ET's. The simple expenditure of the amount of resources that would be used to journey here would need to be warranted. By the same token, one could say that this expenditure is nothing to them, or they have alternate means. Then why even bother? By the time you throw in FTL travel, and whatever else they bring in tow, we would simply be minuscule to them. But any way you put it, the very nature of life dictates there must be a personal reason for them to come here [1]. One might presume it to be knowledge, but what could we possible offer them? Nothing. If life is as pervasive as stats makes it out to be, we would be one out of hundreds of millions of sentient species, certainly nothing to fawn over. I would also like to point out this is a debate based around probability. While there is a chance for a benign or peaceful interaction, a hostile exchange is much more likely. So what would be their incentive? My money is on resources. We know that water thus far is essential for life, and we happen to have two primary sources of water, one with life. Earth and Europa. Our solar system also offers two habitable pieces of land. Earth and Mars [Terra-forming, which I am sure would be no problem for them]. Metals for alloys, minerals, and organic compounds. You name it, we have it. And in order to use any or most of those, we would need to be evicted, simply because we are dependent upon what we have here. [2] Likely to be predatory. One of the most intriguing lines of thought in modern sciences is studying the means through which humans developed the highest form of intelligence here on Earth [Objective]. How did we accomplish this? Simple. Predation. We consume other organisms to meat our caloric needs faster and more effectively than non predators. This means we do not spend out entire life cycle foraging constantly to yield food. And in doing so we free up cognitive power with which to innovate and advance [Technology]. Its safe to say Aliens have evolved around the consumption of other animals as well, given it is the most effective method through which to power living tissue, and in turn intelligence. Surely Aliens have moved past basic hunting and livestock to more synthetic and efficient means? Perhaps, but the root nature is still there. Predators are categorically the most competitive and violent tier of organisms on Earth. Shouldn't they be enlightened enough to move beyond warfare? Not in my opinion. Simpy look at our society. War has escalated the more advanced we have become. Our means of systematically killing each other had advanced and the scale of conflicts with it. And we show no sign of letting up anytime soon. I believe its safe to say that If they have not destroyed themselves, they have not moved beyond the concept of conflict. Their competition with either us or themselves for resources may destroy us. Simply put, its better safe than sorry. Its my opinion to keep ourselves as secreted as we can. Prevent SETI from trying to contact an alien race, reduce radio emotions, and stop putting up the welcome sign. And if they did come, they technological gap would be so big there would be nothing we could feasibly do to defeat them. As Michio Kaku said, it would be like 'Bambi vs Godzilla', not some glorious action flick where we strike the coup de grace.