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From what I understand space is full of errant radio signals that are not generated by us, the beacons we send to voyager or it to us is most likely indistinguishable from the multitude of others in the same region.

I think the idea of an alien race attacking us is sort of a catch 22 because if they’re able to attack us (technologically speaking), then they wouldn’t perceive us as a threat because we would be insignificant in comparison to their power.




"From what I understand space is full of errant radio signals that are not generated by us"

But stars and other natural sources emit a different radio signal than all the things we have on earth, that we transmit into space.




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