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<blockquote data-quote="Jdvn1" data-source="post: 6115240" data-attributes="member: 26424">We don't know! Maybe! So, you're thinking kill them just in case?We don't know that for sure, do we? The supposed planet is earth-like, but we don't know exactly how close to earth it is. They might be just like us, they might be totally different. That means you have to allow for the possibility that they might be very easy to communicate with - we only find out by trying first.I beg to differ - if we study their plants and see that they're remarkably similar to our plants (it's a possibility!), then we've find out that our atmospheres might be compatible, and they might be able to live here without a green/redhouse.You don't know that martian plants would be so different without testing. If they're silica based - we can cross that bridge when we get to it.Well, outside of plants, which is what I said. But, yes. It's difficult and expensive (as I also mentioned), but yes. (<a href="http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-05/957365745.Ph.r.html" target="_blank">Link</a> is over 10 years old, so for over a decade now, and probably longer than that)Actually, I don't read a lot of science fiction. But, I'm not sure which part you think is fiction. <a href="http://news.discovery.com/space/the-lhc-black-hole-no-braner.htm" target="_blank">Temporary black holes</a> or <a href="http://www.livescience.com/27920-quantum-action-faster-than-light.html" target="_blank">passing the speed of light</a>? Or just the sentiment that we can <a href="http://h30565.www3.hp.com/t5/Feature-Articles/Star-Trek-Tech-that-Exists-Today/ba-p/7124" target="_blank">do anything</a>? Maybe you don't read enough science fiction.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jdvn1, post: 6115240, member: 26424"] We don't know! Maybe! So, you're thinking kill them just in case? We don't know that for sure, do we? The supposed planet is earth-like, but we don't know exactly how close to earth it is. They might be just like us, they might be totally different. That means you have to allow for the possibility that they might be very easy to communicate with - we only find out by trying first. I beg to differ - if we study their plants and see that they're remarkably similar to our plants (it's a possibility!), then we've find out that our atmospheres might be compatible, and they might be able to live here without a green/redhouse. You don't know that martian plants would be so different without testing. If they're silica based - we can cross that bridge when we get to it. Well, outside of plants, which is what I said. But, yes. It's difficult and expensive (as I also mentioned), but yes. ([url=http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-05/957365745.Ph.r.html]Link[/url] is over 10 years old, so for over a decade now, and probably longer than that) Actually, I don't read a lot of science fiction. But, I'm not sure which part you think is fiction. [url=http://news.discovery.com/space/the-lhc-black-hole-no-braner.htm]Temporary black holes[/url] or [url=http://www.livescience.com/27920-quantum-action-faster-than-light.html]passing the speed of light[/url]? Or just the sentiment that we can [url=http://h30565.www3.hp.com/t5/Feature-Articles/Star-Trek-Tech-that-Exists-Today/ba-p/7124]do anything[/url]? Maybe you don't read [i]enough[/i] science fiction. [/QUOTE]

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