Maybe I was too brief with my explanation.
Of-course there is not any direct relations between technological progress and respect for other civilizations, but there is indirect such relation. Let me explain:
The present science generally focus on details: we are reading genetic code, chopping atoms to small and small particles and etc. But such approach causing that we are loosing our general view of a whole system (earth) and relations between all subsystems ( mankind, nations, economy, culture, atmosphere, oceans and seas, vegetation, animals and other). Small example: we are close to invite the medicine against cancer, but ask yourself why the cancer is so big problem now? (the number of people with cancer still growing). Next question: What the technology development has to do with the quality of humans life? Do you all feel more happy or more satisfy with your live than your fathers did? And last question:
“Understanding other civilizations does not make technology move, it only helps it move faster.”
What for the faster move of technology is desired, if it doesn’t make our live better?
Simply say: when we are focusing only on details we are loosing our way. What the interest can ET have with sharing with us their technology, if we cannot understand all impacts of such knowledge to our live.
I believe that the knowledge required to galactic travels has quite different nature than ours now. And that such knowledge says : the best thing, we can do with closed system (like earth now) is to leave it alone with it’s natural evolution way of growing.
Maybe it’s not in the way but, let see how close to God conception is modern physics and mathematics now and thus how close is holistic science to the ethical notions.
Ivan
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