Jonathan Leake in the TimesOnline:
The aliens are out there and Earth had better watch out, at least according to Stephen Hawking. He has suggested that extraterrestrials are almost certain to exist — but that instead of seeking them out, humanity should be doing all it that can to avoid any contact.
On one hand, that makes perfect sense. On the other hand, maybe the Vulcans could enlighten the human race.
Hawking:
If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans.
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