Numerous movies and books have already dealt extensively with this topic what if Aliens Visit the Earth?
What would happen if extraterrestrial beings paid a visit to Earth’s suitable old home planet? Would we be glad to receive them?
Would they be delighted to find us here? There are various theories about this concept and possible human reactions to the first contact with alien life. Films like E.T, The War of the Worlds, and Lifeforce have all attempted to answer this “alien question” in their unique ways, some of them uplifting while the others were quite chilling.
It would be rather extraordinary if out of the billions upon billions of planets out there – many of them quite habitable – Earth was the only one that ended up developing the phenomenon called life. Given the vast size of the universe and the sheer number of stars and planets in it, it is quite likely that life outside of Earth does exist.
However, due to the vastness of the universe and given how difficult it is to travel anywhere beyond our solar system, it is also quite unlikely that we shall ever meet beings born anywhere other than on Mother Earth.
Nonetheless, speculation is always fun! So here’s a list of things that might happen if aliens ever did come to Earth:
1. Panic
As many movies and books on aliens have pointed out, one of the most likely reactions of humanity to alien contact might be sheer panic! There is a good reason for this. On Earth, foreign visitors’ arrivals to a new land have rarely been beneficial to the native population.
Look at what the arrival of the Europeans to America did to the natives – it all but eradicated them. Hence, there is no reason to believe that the appearance of an alien race on Earth may not lead to a similar fate for humankind – where they rule the planet, and we languish in reservations.
2. Technological Advancement
On the other hand, if the aliens turn out to be friendly creatures with non-genocidal motivations, this might lead to some severe scientific advancement for us! Think about it; if the aliens were capable of traversing thousands of light-years of distance to visit us, they would have access to some incredible technology that we can only dream of!
Hopefully, they’ll share some of their knowledge with us!
3. War and Conquest
Think of it, though, why would an alien civilization spend so many resources and time just to come and hang out with us? We have gelato and everything, but we aren’t that awesome, are we? What can be worth that much effort? And what if ‘War of the Worlds’ was right after all?
What if the aliens wanted to get us out of the way and grab our lands and resources? That would mean war, of course! They would benefit from better tech, but we would have the advantage of home turf. Who would win is something that remains a mystery!
4. Weird Alien Biology
On the plus side, we see what the aliens would look like! Would they be flesh and blood creatures like ourselves or mechanical beings made up of silicon? Would they be fierce individualists or operate through a hive mind? After all that speculation, ranging from cute little green things with big heads to the irresistible Mr. Spock, it would be amazing to see what they look like!
5. Culture Shock
There is more to weirdness than just appearance. Physical dissimilarities with aliens are something that we expect, but what about something far more important? The differences in culture and thought-process! Right here on Earth, the cultural differences between our various nations and civilizations serve to both fascinate and enrage us alternatively.
When confronted with a culture so different it may not even seem human, what might be our reaction? Would the aliens be atheists or religious? Would they wear clothes or wander naked – and would the moral police be offended if it was the latter? Hell, would they even eat through their mouths or get energy directly through some process like photosynthesis?
6. Friendship
All the negativity aside, we might get lucky and develop a true and lasting friendship with our alien visitors and create a galaxy-spanning civilization together, sharing our knowledge and expertise to the advantage of both races. Given enough biological compatibility, we might just be browsing alien dating sites a few generations from now! Superman did fall for the earthling Lois Lane, after all.
7. Language Barrier
One of the most pertinent questions: how would the aliens speak? Hell, would they even talk? What if they communicate through some unintelligible sign language? Or worse still, what if their means of communication is something so very alien we have no means of ever deciphering it or understanding each other?
Language is one of the greatest assets of humanity that has enabled us to build this enormous globe-spanning civilization. An inability to understand the aliens’ speech would be a barrier to future relations! What if they communicate through telepathy (which would be a likely scenario in the case of a hive mind) or some different sense that we cannot track?
8. New Food
How do you feel about some Martian tonight? An exchange of cuisine has always been one of the significant elements of any cultural dialogue between two civilizations. And if the aliens do indeed have cuisine at all, and as long as the ingredient list for their main course doesn’t include Homo sapiens, I, for one, would be perfectly willing to patronize every Martian restaurant in town! Chinese and Mexican are passé.
What do you think would happen if aliens visited our planet? If nothing else, it is undoubtedly a fascinating scenario to imagine!
Last Updated on by Laveleena Sharma