Scientists claim that intelligent aliens could monitor humanity in a "galactic zoo"

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Could the extraterrestrials have found the humans first without us realizing it? Scientists claim that intelligent beings could silently watch humanity in a "galactic zoo" to protect us from the sad truth of their existence.

  • Researchers gathered in Paris this week for METI International meeting
  • They discussed the possibilities for which we may not have found any signs of extraterrestrial life yet.
  • Some say that extraterrestrials could have found us first, are hiding intentionally

By Cheyenne Macdonald For Dailymail.com

published: 7:55 pm EDT, March 22, 2019 | Update: 8:09 pm EDT, March 22, 2019

We may not have found any trace of extraterrestrial life yet, but that does not mean they have not found us.

This was said by a group of scientists gathered this week in Paris to discuss why, despite decades of research and the high probability that life exists beyond our own atmosphere, we do not have not yet made contact.

One possibility, though unflattering, might be that intelligent aliens are intentionally protecting us from the truth because humans would have a hard time coping with the reality of their existence, some say.

Researchers at the METI International meeting suggested that extraterrestrials could keep us in a "galactic zoo", simply watching us without revealing ourselves, to avoid creating cultural chaos on Earth.

Despite decades of research and the high probability that life exists beyond our own atmosphere, we have not yet made contact with extraterrestrial life. Scientists say it could be because they're hiding

Despite decades of research and the high probability that life exists beyond our own atmosphere, we have not yet made contact with extraterrestrial life. Scientists say it could be because they're hiding

What will we do if we make contact?

Basic protocols for our first contact with strangers were put in place in the 1980s, but it's only guidelines, rather than a plan of action to deal with in contact with strangers.

Dr. Seth Shostak, who leads the SETI (Extraterrestrial Intelligence Research Institute) efforts to detect radio signals from extraterrestrial civilizations, has previously stated that a more detailed plan of action had to be put in place.

In November of last year, he stated that our current response to foreigners "would be as if the Neanderthals had a plan in case the US Air Force would come forward".

In the 1990s, Dr. Shostak chaired a committee that developed a "post-detection protocol" for researchers listening to extraterrestrial transmissions.

But these have remained largely unchanged since then and are considered guidelines rather than a definitive plan for handling contacts with strangers.

The one-day workshop organized by METI International (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence) takes place every two years in Paris, according to Forbes.

Scientists from all disciplines gathered at the Science Museum of the City of Science and Industry to explore an issue dating back to 1950, now known as the Fermi Paradox: "Where is everyone?"

Although this is a puzzling thought, some suggest that extraterrestrial observers have always been present without our realizing it.

"It seems likely that extraterrestrials impose a" galactic quarantine "because they realize that it would be culturally disturbing to learn more about them," said co-chair Jean-Pierre Rospars, research director Honorary at the National Institute of Agricultural Research, according to Forbes.

"The cognitive evolution on Earth presents random characteristics while following predictable trajectories.

"We can expect the repeated and independent emergence of intelligent species in the universe, and we should expect to see more or less similar forms of intelligence everywhere, under conditions favorable.

"There is no reason to think that humans have reached the highest cognitive level possible, higher levels could evolve on Earth in the future and already be reached elsewhere."

To break the silence, researchers say we may need to take a more direct approach.

Mankind may not have yet found evidence of extraterrestrial life, but that does not mean they have not found us, according to some scientists.

Mankind may not have yet found evidence of extraterrestrial life, but that does not mean they have not found us, according to some scientists.

Douglas Vakoch, president of METI, compares this to a zebra in a zoo that suddenly looks you in the eye and punches prime numbers with his hoof.

Such an extreme and unexpected invitation would certainly provoke an answer from the observer.

"Maybe extraterrestrials are observing humans on Earth, much like watching animals in a zoo," said Vakoch, according to Forbes. "How can we ensure that galactic zookeepers are revealed?"

For humans using a scientific approach, this prompt could be the transmission of radio signals to nearby stars.

This is something that has been tried many times since the early 1970s, when scientists broadcast – for the first time – an intentional message in space, using the Arecibo radio telescope in Porto Rico. But it seems like we will have to keep trying.

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