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A group of Spanish psychologists from the University of Cadiz reported that scientists, most likely, will never come to the coveted contact with representatives of extraterrestrial civilizations, since aliens probably use very different principles communication than our race. People of science, they say, are prone to so called perceptual blindness, i.e. psychological inability to see certain aspects of the problem.
In other words, humanity may be too primitive, to “reach out” to the inhabitants of other worlds, and this leads to logical question: are we worthy to interact with aliens? Spaniards cite a famous project as an example “SETI”, whose specialists are engaged in the search for space radio signals and do not even take into account the probability that “green men” can use not yet discovered by us physical principles of communication. Alien signals may well come to Earth, however, we simply do not have the possibility of them recognize.
Here’s a simple psychological test.
It is in this that perceptual blindness lies – man is not notices certain objects in front of his eyes as his attention is occupied by others. According to psychologists, scientists are too preoccupied with radio signals instead of detecting other forms communications that can be used by aliens. To prove their point, the Spaniards conducted a cognitive test with involving 137 volunteers. To get started, these people were asked to decide a riddle, the quick and intuitive answer to which always turns out wrong. Then, the participants of the experiment were shown photographs. nature.
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In some of these pictures, a person was “photographed” in gorilla costume. It turned out that people who solved the problem immediately and wrong, noticed this person faster and more often than those participants in the experiment who gave a well-designed, analyzed answer. Psychologists compared scientists with volunteers who are many pondered the solution to the first problem, but could not quickly see the “inappropriate” object in the photo, which was right in front of them eyes.
Conditional divisions of alien civilizations
Representatives of the University of Cadiz also criticized The Kardashev Scale, proposed in 1964 by the Soviet astrophysicist and radio astronomer Nikolai Kardashev. This scientist shared potentially existing extraterrestrial civilizations for several types, based on the amount of energy they consume. Civilization of the first type, according to Kardashev, is limited by the resources of the home planet. Second – uses the power of the central star of its planetary system. The third is the power of the galaxy. Fourth – the power of the whole The universe. Instead, psychologists talked about their own vision. varieties of aliens.
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The Spaniards believe that alien civilizations are worth sharing, based on their ability to influence the environment in which they live. TO for example, earthlings, on the one hand, depend on natural conditions of your planet. We are vulnerable to natural disasters and still we obey the rules of biological evolution. However on the other hand, our race is already moving towards the colonization of other planets, and also actively uses the fruits of genetic engineering and nuclear physics.
The authors of this theory say that mankind is still stuck between the first and second conditional phases of development. Civilizations the second type must control quantum and gravitational energy, space-time continuum and opportunity Explore other galaxies. Civilizations of the third type, they say, composed of amazing immortal creatures to which they are subject travels to other worlds and dimensions, manipulating the dark energy and matter. Perhaps there are even more perfect ones somewhere creatures whose capabilities, in our humble opinion, are completely should be like divine ones.
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