naughtynazgul said:
What do you say/do?
You've all probably seen movie/game (coughgreenlanterndaytheearthstoodstillcough) where aliens debate on whether they should commit to sparing/saving Earth.
I figure this is probably a difficult question for pessemistics.
What "Saving" or "Sparing"?
If they came to earth to kill/exploit/enslave us then that'll be a hard sell as we've been doing it to each other since... well there was never an era we didn't do it.
But if it is "save" as in the Aliens save us from doom such as:
-asteroid hurtling towards earth
-global warming cooking the planet
-other alien civilisation attacking us
-nearby supernova
Then that might be possible as we can make the case that we should be saved - even though at huge costs to them - because we would do the same if we could. Why? Because as intelligent beings we must know more about the universe and if Earth is destroyed, so much history, experience, perspective and insight would be wiped out. So to for their planet/civilisation.
Catcha: chinese characters... I have failed a Turing Test.