![]() ![]() That sounds tricky, but the aliens actually arrived a long time ago to begin observing life on earth. That means they have to eliminate human existence without damaging the ecosystem in the process. Because Yancey’s aliens haven’t traveled across incomprehensibly vast (to humans, at least) stretches of the universe to pay us a friendly visit they’ve come to take Earth off our hands for their own use and to ensure their future survival. Because catching their attention might draw them here, and “if aliens visit us,” he says, “the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans.” In short, don’t expect aliens of the Close Encounters or “we come in peace” model-think The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. ![]() ![]() Real enough, in fact, that revered cosmologist and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has issued quite serious warnings that we need to stop broadcasting signals into space in case we catch their attention. Aliens seem to have a stronger capacity to frighten now than ever-maybe because they have the fear factor advantage of possibly existing. ![]()
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