watch?v=N0MUAQ3p-A0&feature=player_embeddedThanks to recent technological advances and the development of newer, more precise astronomical devices, we now know that water, one of the essential elements of life, can actually be found scattered throughout the universe. One recent discovery, water on the moon, became news fodder in most news networks around the world after Nasa “bombed the moon” and came up with 25 gallons of pure water. Deep within the moon’s crust lies an abundance of water which may fuel space exploration and even the possibility of building a human habitat. An Indian mission even discovered the existence of hydrogen and oxygen molecules on the moon. One hurdle though—moon’s water are actually inside minerals. You need enormous amounts of energy to extract water. And I am pretty certain that scientists already discovered how.
Scientists already discovered the presence of water in the moons of Saturn and Jupiter. We also know that Mars also has water. Other planets in the solar system and even exoplanets far away show signs of water. In 2007, NASA found water vapor existing in an exoplanet, millions of light years away.
What’s the significance of these findings?
First, the presence of water in other parts of the known universe makes it extremely possible that other intelligent life may have developed somewhere and even at the same rate as ours. Dr. Frank Drake, Professor Emeritus at the UCLA Sta. Cruz developed his popular equation which calculates that, in our own galaxy, we probably might encounter at least 2.31 extra-terrestrial civilizations. The presence of extra terrestrial life is proof positive that life may be able to exists anywhere at anytime in the universe.
Second, water means energy. And when there is energy, the possibility of space travel also exists. If we can tap this energy, we can go to other places in the universe and possibly habitate some of them.
And third, if we can travel long distances and interact with other civilizations in the known universe, we can further expand our knowledge about the physical universe and use it to advance our own. The anomalies we observe right now in the universe might be answered by other civilizations, which definitely, will either be more advanced than ours or possibly technologically backward.
Now, its an established scientific fact that extra-terrestrial life exists elsewhere. It may possibly be in the form of bacteria, as some scientists discovered in other planets in our solar system. We have yet to discover higher forms of life. The possibility of higher forms, even advanced ones, is high since we already know that essential elements that make and form life exist in abundance throughout the universe.
Despite all of these recent discoveries, why have we not found even one singular entity as intelligent as our species? I have a theory.
My theory postulates that all existing civilizations in our galaxy developed at the same rate as ours. If humankind took 2,009 years to develop a civilization as we know today, it is also likely that other civilizations advanced at the same rate. Why do I say so?
Because life, as we know it, possibly started at the same time elsewhere when ours began. When life developed on earth, it probably started in either two of these scenarios: life perished elsewhere in the universe that necessitated life to sprung forth here OR life really began here at the same time it started in all others. If life began in the same conditions as what our scientists say, then, those same conditions which exist elsewhere might have started life.
So, do we expect to see cockroach like aliens in the future or aliens with big bulging eyes and bigger heads? I do think that, if that time comes when we do establish contact with intelligent life, we will not be surprised at all. Fact is, I do believe we will be able to see ourselves in them.
They will probably look human. They will probably speak the same language–the language of science. Their dress would probably be different, but they’ll probably use the same material–cotton–unless they discovered a more fitting one. Or, they might not even dress at all which is unlikely since clothes serve a purpose.
Fashion might be different since their landscape would have been different from ours. Yet, it will be the same thing—some clothes for the body’s trunk, trousers for the legs, shoes would be separate from the trousers and probably a hat.
They will probably speak the same way as us and will communicate based on mathematics. And definitely, we will be able to understand their language since, if they were able to genetically grow their laryx to produce sound and if they look like us, these sounds would form words similar or understandable concepts such as ours.
Dr. Michio Kuku, a physicist, explains why we have’nt yet discovered an extra-terrestrial civilization—we expect to discover a type 1 civilization, which, by physicists’ standards, is a civilization which already transited from a type zero civilization where the species uses energies from within their planet, to a level where they use the energies available from their stars. Kuku explains that the reason why we have’nt even interacted with other civilizations is the possibility that parallel developed civilizations which are also zero level civilizations already perished, or perhaps ascended or transited to the next level and is waiting for us to take the leap.
Kuku says for a civilization in zero status to become level 1 status, it will take a 100 years. Yet, I believe that I will be able to witness this transition during my lifetime. If advances in science are going in a rate such as what we are witnessing now, chances are that in the not too distant future, scientists would have developed a serum or a medicine that would prolong human life.
A zero level civilization, according to Kuku, is the most dangerous one since it entails global unity and tolerance of other sub-cultures and the adoption of one common level 1 language.
How to take that leap from a zero level civilization to a level one civilization? It necessitates a leap-frog that would probably be the destruction of the present and the creation of a new more technological yet fully unified world. It is then necessary for humankind to destroy or allow the destruction of present-day civilization to enable the leap to level one. And this will probably happen very soon.
Water, E.T. and the advancement of human knowledge Zero Me
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T1C
2 months ago
To transition to a Type 1 Civilization, we will need to declare independence from the path that has been chosen for us. Like you said, we will need to leap-frog this current system, if we are to ever see a status change from Type 0 to Type 1. In our website (http://www.type1civ.org/) we discuss the necessity for such a declaration to be supported by the masses, and how we might govern ourselves once we reach a Type 1 status. It is no secret that our current path as a civilization and a species seems to be going on a downward spiral that will lead to our extinction either through nuclear fire or environmental devastation. As such, we’d like to share with you a New Declaration of Independence, modeled after the original, drafted as a way for the American Colonists to be free of the grievances committed on them by King George III.
Please take a look at our work on the website and criticize everything and nothing that jumps out at you. Our effort and intent is to represent the will of our species in surviving past this turbulent phase of our civilization. Such an effort cannot be made if we narrow-mindedly stick to our own beliefs without concessions and compromises.
We hope to hear from you,
T1C
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To the Leaders of the Global Government: the Captains of our Industries, the Heads of our Nations, the Masters of our Monetary System, the Leaders of our Academic Institutions, the Paragons of our Religions, the Titans of our Media, the Generals of our Armed Forces, the Champions of our Law,
In the course of human events, it becomes necessary for the People to remove themselves from all political ties that twine them, to assume amongst them the powers of the Earth, as well as the separate and equal status which the Laws of Science and Nature’s God bestow upon them.
When this revolution of thought occurs, a decent respect to the opinions of Humankind requires that the People should declare the causes which drive them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all are created equal; that all are endowed by their very Existence with certain undeniable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Truth and Beauty; that to secure these rights, governing entities are created at the Will of the People, deriving their just powers as a privilege granted to them by the People; that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute that Government which is more likely to affect their Security and Liberty.
History dictates that Governments long established should not be changed for light and momentary causes; however, it has also shown that humankind is more inclined to endure suffering, for as long as those evils can be endured, than to right themselves by abolishing those institutional structures to which they are subservient.
But when a seemingly endless train of abuses and transgressions, pursuing invariably the same ends, demonstrates a design to reduce the People to suffering, it is the People’s right, it is their duty, to throw off such a Government, and to provide new guards for their future security.
Such has been the patient sufferance of the People; and such is now the necessity which pushes them to alter their former systems of government. The history of present systems is one of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute rule over the People, all denying the rights which mark our imperative as a species.
To demonstrate this, let these Truths be submitted to a candid world:
You have neglected the most monstrous threat to all Life on Earth by allowing for the exponential proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in a global arena that is fraught with conflict and instability. This reckless apathy towards our sacred imperative to ensure the survival of Life on Earth stands as your greatest crime against Humanity.
You have devastated our environment through the ceaseless plunder of the planet’s resources, altering forever our climate, our health, and our security. This unsustainable cycle of consumption and waste can no longer be tolerated if we as a species are to have an enduring legacy. You have shown no remorse or intention to cease this cycle, and as such, you have put Life’s continuity on Earth in dire jeopardy.
You have stifled the People’s right to their Minds, crafting a socio-economic structure which inhibits the creation and communication of ground-breaking Scientific and Technological developments, as well as the pursuit of Art. This suppression has robbed the People of our most precious resource.
You have refused to adhere to a fair sense of Justice, allowing some to be above the Law. Further, the lawless and anarchic nature of the international political system, where treaties are trivialized and rules are made at the point of a gun, is an enormous hindrance to the progress of humankind.
You have robbed the People of their wealth by perpetuating an exponentially growing system of rampant debt, exploitative leverages, and fraudulent, Government-sanctioned financial manipulation, which now, more than ever, is approaching complete catastrophic collapse. Collusion amongst your Governments, Banking Institutions, Multi-National Corporations, and your respective interests is a mockery to Liberty.
You have subjugated women for generations, depriving us of an invaluable aspect of humankind, by treating them as simple-minded, weak tools, to be overseen by the male segment of the population. You have limited us to patriarchal systems which willfully demean and suppress half of the human populace, a plague that transcends race, culture, and creed. This oppression cannot be tolerated in the pursuit of Liberty.
You have denigrated the youths in our society, forcing them through a series of
uniform and standardized academic tasks in a warped competition where the reward is superior education and social status. Further, you have forced the youths to endure whatever social and economic burdens their parents may carry, including gross neglect due to overworked and overtaxed parents; it is unjust to cause children to suffer for the mistakes of their guardians.
You have deprived the People access to important meetings, intelligence, records, and scientific knowledge, kept secret under the guise of protecting liberty. Yet this clandestine behavior hinders the free exchange of crucial information, and as such, is an act of Tyranny.
You have hindered the growth and development of the People by criminally disregarding the productive potential of the People, fostering a social stratification that divides us and our families into a spectrum of economic status. You deprive entire segments of the population from reaching their inherent potential by denying them their rights to education and care.
You have withheld aid to those in the most dire of situations: billions suffering from drought, famine, environmental crises, rampant disease, and scientific ignorance. The fortunate ones must deal with crumbling healthcare systems and institutions that provide adequately only for the few. By doing nothing and withholding all the necessary tools, you have sentenced the People to perpetual poverty and infirmity.
You have denied proper representation to large groups of people, reduced to living in abject poverty; they are relegated to ghettos, or worse, where they are completely disenfranchised from the Democratic process, simply to maintain the apparent integrity of your status quo.
You have dissolved any attempt to challenge your established ideology by forcing the People into an endless, counterproductive debate between those on the “Left” and those on the “Right” of a largely manufactured, reconcilable political spectrum. You have made it practically impossible for opposing voices and ideas to be heard and respected—as is necessary in a free society—rather than ridiculed and persecuted.
You have combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our sensibilities, and unacknowledged by us. You have given assent to acts of pretended legislation:
For stationing large bodies of armed troops among us;
For imposing egregious taxes on us to finance world-wide standing armies;
For ordering these troops to murder innocent human beings, commit torture and other abuses, and restrict access to vital resources;
For sewing hatred, conflict, terrorism, and violent blowback through international military operations, military financial aid, and back-door arms dealing;
For depriving us in many cases, of the right to Privacy and Trial by Jury;
For transporting us beyond Seas, to clandestine military courts and prisons, to be tried for pretended offenses;
For taking away our Conventions and Liberties, abolishing our most valuable Freedoms and Rights, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments;
You have plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our People;
You have, by your actions, abdicated Government here, declared us out of your Protection and waged War against us.
In every stage of these oppressions, we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms: our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. You, whose characters are thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, are unfit to be the rulers of a Free People.
Nor have we been wanting in attentions to you. We have warned you from time to time of attempts by your false legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded you of the circumstances of the People’s existence on Earth. We have appealed to your native justice and magnanimity, and we have begged you by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. You have been deaf to the voice of Justice and of consanguinity.
However, the blame for all of your transgressions lies chiefly with the People, for we were charged with constant vigil over our Governments, and we became complacent. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which calls for the Merger of the Governors with the Governed, and hold you, as we hold all of humankind, kindred united. Only when there is no separation between the People and the Rulers can a government represent the Will of the People. Then, Liberty will thrive.
We, therefore, the Free People of Earth, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the righteousness of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of this World, solemnly publish and declare, that the People are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent, that we are absolved from all allegiance to antiquated power structures, and that all political connection between us and status quo institutions, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent People, we have full power to defend against economic servitude, conclude War, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which Independent People may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.