Despite what some of our politicians believe, lack of empathy constitutes a true scourge on our society! And related to that, there is never an excuse for bullying, be it physical, political, professional, or even (nominally) “all in fun”!!
I applaud your sentiment. The only thing you said that I feel differently about is that relativity is the biggest enemy of alien visitation. It seems rather species chauvinistic to feel there is anything to explain.
Scientists that study earthworms do not feel compelled to visit every last colony of earthworms on our planet. Similarly, if advanced civilizations exist, and even if they have a way around the constraints of relativity, do we really think we're so damn special that surely they must want to study us?
Despite what some of our politicians believe, lack of empathy constitutes a true scourge on our society! And related to that, there is never an excuse for bullying, be it physical, political, professional, or even (nominally) “all in fun”!!
I applaud your sentiment. The only thing you said that I feel differently about is that relativity is the biggest enemy of alien visitation. It seems rather species chauvinistic to feel there is anything to explain.
Scientists that study earthworms do not feel compelled to visit every last colony of earthworms on our planet. Similarly, if advanced civilizations exist, and even if they have a way around the constraints of relativity, do we really think we're so damn special that surely they must want to study us?