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Why aliens are not contacting us if they know about humans? Explains 
astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’

A fundamental motivation for the zoo hypothesis would be that premature 
contact would “unintelligently” reduce the overall diversity of paths 
the universe itself could take. If there is a plurality of alien 
cultures, however, this theory may break down under the uniformity of 
motive concept.

By Megha Singh - January 1, 2018

Alien life and UFO were hot topics among the alien seekers and 
conspiracy theorists in the year 2017. Some believe that we are not 
alone and some form of intelligent life exists in some other part of the 
world which also gave upward thrust to many conspiracies this year.

Recently, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch was mistaken as UFO while some 
still claimed to see mysterious alien spacecraft alongside the SpaceX 
rocket. The launch was so bizarre that drivers on the road got 
distracted and crashed their cars.

Some alien hunters including Scott C Waring from UFO Sightings Daily 
claim to find proof of extraterrestrial life on Mars and Moons. Some 
alien buffs also believe that UFO lingers around International Space 
Station and talk to astronauts. While some blame the US space agency 
NASA for hiding the existence of the alien life despite knowing the truth.

Apparently, our every attempt to find extraterrestrial life failed, and 
no one was able to prove the existence of aliens. Meanwhile, a radio 
astronomer from MIT who believes in the existence of alien life came up 
with a theory to prove why we have failed in establishing a contact with 
aliens even after several attempts.

It is to be noticed that recently, METI scientists beamed a signal into 
space to establish contact with aliens. The scientists have sent a set 
of radio signal with such instructions that they would definitely get 
some reply back on Earth within 25 years. However, the universe is vast, 
and the possibility of receiving the signals is minimal.

According to the “Zoo Theory”, given by John A. Ball, an MIT radio 
astronomer, aliens might be living in some distant galaxy, and they know 
about the existence of humans, but still, they are purposefully hiding 
from us and avoiding contact with humans. The theory further states that 
aliens aren’t still advance enough. Therefore they don’t interfere with 
our activity, similar to zookeepers at a zoo or nature preserve.

“I suggest, first, that mankind is neither alone nor number one. 
Advanced civilizations exist and exert some degree of control over the 
galaxy. Second, they’re aware of us at least at some level. But are they 
concerned with us? We may be only an obscure entry in their tabulation 
of inhabited regions of the galaxy. Third, we’re unaware of them because 
either they want us to be unaware| they’re hiding (But this means that 
they care about us, else why bother to hide?)|or because we’re not (yet) 
clever enough to know that they’re there, but they don’t care whether we 
know,”  Ball said.

Ball believes that aliens are curious to know about humans; which is why 
people report thousands of UFO sightings each year that further results 
in mysterious and unsolved conspiracies. “ETI (extraterrestrial 
intelligence) may be discreetly and inconspicuously watching us but not 
dabbling,” Ball wrote in his paper on the subject.

According to Freeman Dyson, “a reasonable long-range program of 
searching for evidence of intelligence in the galaxy is 
indistinguishable from a reasonable long-range program of general 
astronomical exploration.”

Previously, researchers at the University of California Berkley 
researching for the $100m ‘Breakthrough Listen” project, had 
successfully detected 15 strange and repetitive Radio signal bursts 
radiating out from a small galaxy using the Breakthrough Listen Project 
by accumulating 400 terabytes of observations of FRB 121102’s location. 
Scientists believe that aliens located in the distant galaxy might be 
sending these signals.

Moreover, an astronomer from the Search for Extra-Terrestrial 
Intelligence (SETI) claimed that we are heading towards our first 
contact with aliens. At the World’s Nano Fair, Seth Shostak, a senior 
astronomer at SETI told Futurism that they are going to find intelligent 
alien life within 20 years and for that, he bet everyone a cup of 
coffee. He is optimistic about the fact that we are incredibly close to 
answering the question of whether we are alone in the Universe or not. 
He also confidently said that within a couple of decades he can prove 
that aliens do exist.

https://tecake.in/aliens-watch-us-not-contacted-us-yet-explains-bizarre-zoo-theory

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OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> - 2018-01-01 20:22 -0800
  Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2018-01-01 21:04 -0800
    Re: Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-01-02 05:08 +0000
      Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-01-01 22:14 -0800
        Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-01 22:58 -0800
          Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2018-01-02 07:20 -0500
          Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-02 12:24 -0700
            Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ Wolffan <aklwolffan@gmail.com> - 2018-01-02 22:47 -0500
      Re: OT ? astonishing 'Zoo Theory' D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-01-02 14:36 +0000
    Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-01-02 02:19 -0800
  Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-01 22:52 -0800
  Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-04 12:10 -0600
    Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-04 11:41 -0700
      Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ Leo Sgouros <adravirgo@gmail.com> - 2018-01-04 10:50 -0800
      Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ Wolffan <aklwolffan@gmail.com> - 2018-01-04 16:27 -0500
        Re: OT ? astonishing ‘Zoo Theory’ Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-01-04 14:16 -0800

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