Contact with hostile extraterrestrial life could be a significant threat to humanity. However, the nature of such an event would be contingent upon various factors such as their level of technological advancement, biological makeup, cultural norms, intentions, and methods of communication.
Confrontation and Aftermath
In the unfortunate event of an actual attack, the nature of the confrontation would depend on their method of warfare and our defensive capabilities. Post-conflict, depending on the outcome, humanity would likely need to address the damage and take necessary measures for recovery and future preparedness.
The aftermath might also involve re-evaluating our place in the universe and reassessing how we can better prepare for potential future encounters of similar nature.
It’s worth noting that this is a highly speculative scenario. The true nature of any extraterrestrial contact, hostile or friendly, would be incredibly unpredictable and would likely present challenges and opportunities far beyond our current comprehension.
We can barely get humans to the moon, and havent yet gotten any humans to mars. If there is any hostile contact with extraterrestrial life, it likely means that they travelled here, and are so much more advanced than us that we would stand 0 chance of any meaningful defence.
To reach Proxima Centauri, the closest star system to our own, in a reasonable timeframe (e.g., two years for a spacecraft the size of Starship), would require roughly 200 years of Earth’s current global energy output.
So, again, assuming they came to the solar system since we are not capable of leaving it, they would presumably have access to magnitudes greater energy output than the entirety of earth. If they wanted us dead, they could probably microwave the whole planet at once. If they wanted us alive as slaves for their sexual perversions, that could get a bit more tricky, but they probably didnt come here without a plan, so my money is still on “WE’RE DOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!!!”
