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How to Recognize Considerate ET Marc Kuchner NASA Goddard Space Flight Center thanks to K. Denning, L. Mix, T. Bania, W. Sullivan, D. Brin, S. Shostak, G. Consolmagno ethical scale humans & ETI Stephen Hawking’s ETI QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop ethical scale An alternative to Hawking. good ETI humans bad ETI Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop Whom do you consider when you make ethical decisions? considerate speciesist racist family-ist selfish e.g. Peter Singer Practical Ethics Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop ethical scale An alternative to Hawking. altruistic good ETI considerate humans speciesist racist bad ETI caring for one’s family selfish Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop r-selection: evolution with unlimited resources Large numbers of offspring, most die young! Rats, Insects. QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. k-selection: evolution with limited resources. Small numbers of offspring, care for one’s young. Whales, elephants. QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop ethical scale An alternative to Hawking. altruistic good ETI considerate humans speciesist racist bad ETI caring for one’s family selfish k-selection Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop Green Beard Genes* QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Natural selection favors genes whose phenotypes promote their replication (e.g. Richard Dawkins: The Selfish Gene). E.g. gene in Fireant queens Look for ETI that are similar to us, so they might interpret us as being genetically similar to themselves. (*thanks to Lucas, ~last night,s cocktail party) Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop ethical scale An alternative to Hawking. altruistic good ETI considerate humans speciesist racist bad ETI caring for one’s family selfish phenotype resemblance k-selection Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop ethical scale altruistic good ETI An alternative to Hawking. QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. considerate humans speciesist racist bad ETI caring for one’s family selfish courtship behavior phenotype resemblance k-selection Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop Considerate ETI will: 1) send a probe first---not their own kind 2) display some phenotypic resemblance to humans 3) engage in courtship behaviours. E.g. send gifts, be willing to take it slow. for safety, we need to see all three If you shout in the jungle you might meet at tiger. But if you shout in the city, you might hail a cab. Let’s take the time to find out where we are. QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop