‘decolonizing’ the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Have you ever heard of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)? Well, that's evil and racist now as well! Because Aliens can't be allowed to be 'intelligent' anymore, because that's racist! (Not towards the Aliens, but niggers, of course.) Scientific American, which has degenerated in recent years as social justice concerns have taken priority over science, published an article entitled “Cultural Bias Distorts the Search for Alien Life”. (“‘Decolonizing’ the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) could boost its chances of success, says science historian Rebecca Charbonneau”).
At a SETI meeting in Pennsylvania, the meeting resolved that it was appropriate to forbid the use of the word “intelligence” in the name “Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence” as it is a “white construct.”:
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Ultimately, the meeting resolved that it was appropriate to forbid the use of the word “intelligence” in the name “Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence” as it is a “white construct.”
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https://quillette.com/2023/04/06/ast...scent-science/