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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 6 Feb 2016

    SETI expert Jill Tarter: Decline of violence suggests advanced aliens may not want to kill us (contra sci-fi fears)http://www.inc.com/graham-winfrey/3-reasons-we-havent-found-aliens-in-space.html …

    8:18 AM - 6 Feb 2016
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      1. Scott‏ @scottbungo 6 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker @GrahamWinfrey shit. Where's the fun in that?

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      1. HellOhtoYou‏ @HellOhtoYou 10 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker They plan to keep us as pets. (Some already do)!

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      1. Marc Hodak‏ @mhodak 7 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker @GrahamWinfrey decline in human-on-human violence won't inform how advanced aliens would treat us. Most likely as pests or pets.

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      1. Flavio Fusco‏ @FlavioFusco5 7 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker The same occurred to me while reading your book! There is hope after all!

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      1. Nate Herrell‏ @NateHerrell 6 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker I wouldn't think so--aliens will have rationality too. They'd want to help us if anything. Which means the problem remains.

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      1. Dark Psy-Ops‏ @DIA_operative 6 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker High-tech civilization would require a strong tendency to cooperation so it' not impossible. What do they have to gain killing us?

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      2. Barış Bayram (philosopher)‏ @BarisBayram2045 6 Feb 2016
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        Barış Bayram (philosopher) Retweeted Barış Bayram (philosopher)

        .@sapinker Agree + 1 https://twitter.com/BarisBayram2045/status/696026075038683136 … 2 https://twitter.com/BarisBayram2045/status/696026901241032704 … 3 https://twitter.com/BarisBayram2045/status/696027435415031808 … 4 https://twitter.com/BarisBayram2045/status/696028956928163840 … :)

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        Barış Bayram (philosopher) @BarisBayram2045
        If there're post/biological conscious Aliens & their Advanced Alien Civilizations, they've SuperSocialProgress & establish these Agreements.
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      3. Barış Bayram (philosopher)‏ @BarisBayram2045 6 Feb 2016
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        .@sapinker So, AdvancedAlienCivilizations, if there're, may have a Galactic/Universal/Multiversal NonViolence-Agreement for survival&welfare

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      4. Barış Bayram (philosopher)‏ @BarisBayram2045 6 Feb 2016
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        .@sapinker & 2. possibility: Those aliens may have no problems about survival&welfare&rights&future thanks to their AdvancedTech+Knowledge.

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      5. Barış Bayram (philosopher)‏ @BarisBayram2045 6 Feb 2016
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        .@sapinker In this 2. scenario, yes, they don't necessarily need such a NonViolence-Agreement. This too explains why we're not under attack.

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      1. Hay Karmela‏ @haykarmela 6 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker @Inc Makes sense. Distance as a protección of ethical civilizations from brute ones. Once ethical enough, distance problem solved.

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      1. peter85‏ @petew77 6 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker @GrahamWinfrey if that doesn't sound crackpot delusional...

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      1. Fiona MacCarthy‏ @fionamaccarthy 6 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker of course that's possible, but I prefer to firmly believe that we a single experiment in a high school class of alien planet.

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      1. David Simon‏ @DavidSimonSPG 6 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker And yet kids still step on ants----No thanks

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      1. Taurus Londoño‏ @TaurusLondono 6 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker blithely dismiss concerns about AI & advances against aging, yet speculation about effectively non-existent aliens worthwhile?

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      1. zeroroguer‏ @zeroroguer 6 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker @Inc What advanced aliens!

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      1. VideoAuguri‏ @VideoAuguri 6 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker Happy Birthday http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x319tlg_happy-birthday_people …

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