quatrotritikali

Mankind may yet find intelligent life outside our solar system. Assumptions should not be made that any intelligent life that is found will be friendly. However, at the same time, Earth should not appear aggressive or paranoid towards advanced species, until we know what their intentions are towards Earth and it's citizens.

The Star Trek Prime Directive is actually a quite handy regulation. It is Star Fleet's Highest Directive...that humans should not interfere in the lives or alien species, advanced or not. Doing so could destabilize their entire culture or religious system.

Any "first contact" with another advanced species should be done so with caution and respect for the other species.

Us Earthlings will be very busy studying each and every star system in our Milky Way Galaxy...attempting to locate life beyond our star system. Forget other galaxies such as Andromeda...we should focus primarily on our own vast galaxy in the search for life.

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