Quote Originally Posted by TPUK View Post
Equally with our track record of wars and inhumanity we are probably no where near civilised enough to be worthy of contacting. Can you imagine the power struggle that would occur trying to gain their technology each nation claiming they would use it for the good of mankind - untill we stop fighting amongst ourselves and put our efforts in advancing as a peaceful world I don't think any INTELLIGENT alien life forms would come anywhere near us
Remember, it is highly likely every civilized species would have this problem. Greed, lust for power, and coveting are naturally a mainstay of sentience, as they often bring the advances we know today as normal to our world.