Richard J Tilley: Strategist and Ethicist
First Contact Strategy and Ethics
Cross-posted Memo I have long been an advocate that we need to take care of Mother Earth before we become too overwhelmingly concerned with colonizing other planets. I have long been an advocate for aggressive education reform. I believe that the goal of any progressing society should navigating towards abolishing capitalism. I will not repeat […]
There was once an ethical leadership team project I participated in during grad school and my background studies in conflict resolution came to be my primary strength. Ideally, most universities would offer a program in conflict resolution. There are very few, at least here in U.S.. On a related note, I also believe most universities […]
If we were to have First Contact with a species that, like us, had a Sainthood Complex, the result would no doubt be some type of escalated conflict. Of course, humans do have a Sainthood Complex. We each want to believe we are just and right and we go to great lengths to prove our […]
I am aware this is a website dedicated to the idea of First Contact and from that perspective it may seem and even be reasonable to assume that I am a conspiracy addict. Quite the opposite. I do not hold to any fervent belief that First Contact has already been made and that the powers […]
What is more novel than First Contact? Perhaps it should not be considered such a grand introduction. There is the very real likelihood that any species that advanced and with the motivation to contact us would understand us, and approach us, in more anthropological terms. They might see it as appropriate to contact us within […]
