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Covert Aliens (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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The Galactic Treaty

If aliens want us dead, they could launch a complex conspiracy to have us all kill ourselves. They might not care if every knows they did it, so long as they've got official cover. There is some cause to think that the talgot species was not naturally killed. A great, big asteroid like a dino killer, carefully pushed their way would wipe out our civilization beyond repair. The more natural the look, the harder it is to make it fully lethal and keep it plausible.

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