[Grazester]

>But what life, in some form, demonstrates is that it is possible, in some place very far away, there are living beings as advanced or more than we are. I would really love to be alive to meet them.

Assuming that they are benign and non threatening but I wouldn't take my chances. I dont hope for this.

[ecobiker]

I understand where this concern comes from. But what I'm unable to reconcile is if a life form can get more "advanced" or even survive long without knowing co-operation and in general being more civilized - Live and let live? Or to point the question inward, let's say humans continue(d) their indiscriminate slaughter of fellow humans and animals around us would we still survive long enough?