2006-10-10 03:00:40 · 14 answers · asked by cynical_about_future_generations 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Well, I'd have to say statistically the odds of a space alien contacting a dumb person vs. a smart person are pretty high. I work in a professional IT field and can say that of the 500 people in my company, maybe half of them can name the planets (with or without Pluto included). I'd say it's likely that most of them don't know who Dick Cheney is or where the middle-east is located (and I'm not joking).
It's even less likely that they'd know any foreign president/leader. And what's even more terrifying is that of the 30 or so immediate people I work with, 25% are fundamentalist christians that believe the Earth is 6,000 years old and dinosaurs, evolution and any other form of science is fabricated. 25%!!!!! And no, I'm not making this up. What's even more strange is that group of 25% doesn't attend the same church or converse socially. And I work on the Bioastronautics contract!
Considering there are only 6,000 astrophysists in the world, I think the likelihood of finding the dumb person is far higher. And if aliens are trying to get an "average", sadly the bar is set really low.
2006-10-10 06:26:48 · answer #1 · answered by Doob_age 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the answer to this question is that without proof, u cannot say that aliens exist.Secondly, the people at Cal Tech or M.I.T do not need much attention as compared to those dumb people who are hardly asked for and do not grab any attention from people.
2006-10-10 11:07:44 · answer #2 · answered by harry potter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Base on the cross section of the people who have encountered aliens, I would bet that they must think that we're all idiots who live in aluminum containers (trailers). I'm wondering why they just wouldn't land in Washington D.C. like in the movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still". Maybe aluminum is a rare metal where they're from... like gold is here.
2006-10-10 10:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how are they supposed to know that Cal Tech or M.I.T. is for the 'smart' people!? i think it just saves their ships alot of fuel to fly to some small farm in wisconsin and contact some farmer. plus i dont think they want to get caught and imprisoned by some M.I.T. students for probes
2006-10-10 10:10:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be that the aliens ARE contacting brilliant minds at Cal Tech or MIT and they are smart enough to keep their mouth shut about it.
2006-10-10 10:07:01 · answer #5 · answered by Telesto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humanity is damn egocentric! For all the aliens know, the largest geographical element on earth are the oceans (the earth is more water than anything else), so aliens might think that creatures in the water may hold higher intelligence than humans on land.
2006-10-10 12:45:21 · answer #6 · answered by Prince Auggie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the answer to that goes hand-in-hand with the fact that those same aliens, once they capture a goofy human, simply can't wait to explore their body - rectally. Golly, can't they just look in someones mouth? Or their ear? Those places seem eminently more interesting, and certainly more accessible - usually.
2006-10-10 11:34:25 · answer #7 · answered by ericscribener 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes them feel better about themselves. Space Aliens are generally very insecure and in need of therapy.
2006-10-10 12:40:54 · answer #8 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the aliens are contacting smart people and they have enough sense to know to keep quiet about it.
2006-10-10 10:15:23 · answer #9 · answered by Krissy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they always contact the dumbest among us, the politicians, law enforcement officials, military officials as they are the easiest to influence and have there way with.
2006-10-10 10:20:39 · answer #10 · answered by derf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋