Profile: David Fox

Personal background
Currently living in London, united kingdom.
I am a 35 year old project management consultant.

I enjoy both science fiction and science fact.

As for my veiws of future life on this world of ours. I believe that the future is with our children and we today, are responsible for what we leave for them.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
On a clear dark night, all I have to do is look to the stars and I am sure that other life exists. I can only see a very small number of stars, sort of like looking at a small handful of sand on a very large beach. For me the idea that no other life exist other then Earth bound human life, is an example of the arrogance of humanity. Life may not exist in a form we recognise, it may not be anything like our humanoid shape, but what every form it takes I am sure it is out there.

I am worried about how we arrogant human animals will react when we discover we are not alone, and that other intelligent life exists. Will we feel threatened by the unknown, how will this fit in to our religious beliefs? I look at our recent history, and even the minor differences of colour and language has given rise to different groups feeling threatened by what they do not understand in the other ethnic groups. Acts of violence seem to be the end point for these fears of the unknown. Is that to be our ultimate reaction to the discovery of other intelligent life?

Can we humans handle meeting another intelligent life form when we still have trouble relating to each other?

I myself hope that when we humans do discover other life in the stars, it will be such a milestone in our civilisation that it will draw us together as a people. The discovery will unite the people of Earth together. People will realise that compared to other life in the universe we Humans are the same. We all represent life in this planet. I hope it will spring board our world into a new golden age of enlightenment. This I feel is on of our great strengths, the ability to be optamistic.
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