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#338 - Robert Wright - Psychology, Aliens & Averting The Apocalypse
Modern Wisdom
The Potential of Emotional Coordination in the Age of UFOs
"Are we too emotional to be the civilization that we want to be?" "I have no idea if they are not. I'm not like a UFO guy, but you shouldn't worry," he says of possible extraterrestrials. In fact, in a certain sense, 'you should hope' aliens are out there and will help us get past this one variant of the Fermi paradox. If planet Earth is going to get past the current crossroads, then other people can come up with more moral reasons for torturing or eating us right? That's my view on it."
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