EXTRATERRESTRIAL CONTACT ACT
THE UNIVERSE, as far as we know, is infinite.
Our Milky Way galaxy alone contains over 200 billion stars, many of which may have planets. Most people today, scientists and the general public alike, believe that life must exist elsewhere in the universe. Many believe that some planets may even harbor intelligent life.
If only one percent of the stars in our own galaxy have planets, and
If only one percent of those planets can support life, and
If only one percent of those life-bearing worlds developed intelligent life, and
If only one percent of intelligent aliens developed the technology to send a signal or to travel to other stars, then there could be at least 2,000 extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy alone that might have the ability to contact Earth.
And there are well over 100 billion galaxies that we know of in the universe, each composed of hundreds of billions of stars.
Many people believe, even if the number of space-faring civilizations is high, that the distances between the stars are too great for anyone to travel from their world to ours and that signals might be the only form contact can take.
However, there are now a number of new scientific theories that indicate this may not be true. Many physicists now believe it’s possible that wormholes, quantum tunneling and folded space may, with a sufficiently advanced technology, provide methods by which beings from one solar system could conceivably travel to another system in a very short period of time.
The question isn’t “can they get here?” anymore, it’s “if they get here, what do we do about it?”
What if, one day, Earth was contacted by one of these hypothetical civilizations? How, as a planet, would we respond to their offer to interact? What if they asked, “Do you have a method in place, or even a policy that outlines how Earth will proceed now that contact has happened?”
We would have to answer “No.”
Many people believe that, if we are now asking this question ourselves, then it’s time to provide an answer.
We believe that the “Extraterrestrial Contact Act”
is that answer.
THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL CONTACT ACT is a bill that, when
enacted into law, will establish a Contact Protocol to allow public interaction
with Extraterrestrial Intelligences that may make, or express a desire
to make peaceful contact with the people of Earth.
Such a meeting would be so momentous and the impact upon our world so powerful, that even if the probability of extraterrestrial contact is remote, we should nevertheless have at least a basic plan in place so that humanity has the ability to respond appropriately to an event of this magnitude.
What would the consequences be if we were unprepared
for such an event?
What opportunities for learning and advancement might be missed?
Even if such an event doesn’t occur in our lifetime, this first, simple step in exo-political diplomacy will benefit future generations by providing a foundation they can build upon as our global society slowly but inevitably matures into an interstellar civilization.
THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL CONTACT ACT is also an organization dedicated to the promotion and adoption of this policy in all nations on Earth.
We invite the citizens of every nation on Earth to participate in and support this historic cause, not only through donations, volunteerism and media promotion, but also by inspiring each and every respective government to implement the Contact Protocol outlined in the Act and thus join with the United States in laying the foundation for future contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
What may be science fiction today, could be science fact tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Darryl Anka
Executive Director
Extraterrestrial Contact Act