![]() ![]() In the episode, Samantha Carter ( Amanda Tapping) is inadvertently pulled into a parallel universe due to an experiment gone wrong on the other side. This question provides the basis for the Stargate SG-1 episode ‘The Road Not Taken’ (S10 E13). There are branches of science, particularly in the psychological fields, that seek to use the scientific method to analyze the potential human response to the discovery of extraterrestrial life, and there’s a substantial body of literature on that topic.) (*Note: I’m aware that the distinction I made above is not a neat one. While science helps us to address the external question of whether extraterrestrial life exists, science fiction offers us a helpful device for imagining what the human response to such a discovery may be.* We can then use these stories to gather insight that could be helpful to us in our present time. In fact, the question is important enough that in 2017, the Galileo Project was formed to seek out extraterrestrial visitors to our solar system. While recent UFO reports have stirred up speculation about life on other planets, which one-third of Americans believe actually exists. The question of how humanity would respond to the revelation of alien life-hostile or friendly-is one we should take seriously. ![]() While the veracity of those specific claims is debatable, it doesn’t take much imagination to picture such an event happening. Reports claim that many people mistook the fictional broadcast for a legitimate news report, leading to nationwide panic. ![]() Wells’ classic The War of the Worlds, which chronicles the Martian invasion of Earth. On October 30, 1938, CBS Radio broadcasted an audio performance of the 1898 H.G. Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate SG-1 episodes ‘Watergate’ (S4, Ep7), ‘Disclosure’ (S6, Ep17), and ‘The Road Not Taken’ (S10 E13). ![]()
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