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Friday, December 20, 2002 - 6:32amSanction this postReply
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The SETI Institute is discussing ways of sending the concept of 'Altruism' to alien intelligence.

http://publish.seti.org/art_science/2003/

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Friday, December 20, 2002 - 8:45amSanction this postReply
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How about a picture of a person putting a gun into his mouth and curling his finger around the trigger while others watch approvingly? It sounds like a pretty accurate depiction of altruism's end result to me.

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Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 1:59amSanction this postReply
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Two thousand years from now we get a reply:

"Chemical formula: KCN"

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Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 6:59amSanction this postReply
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KCN? Is that the formula for a poison, Barry, or should I just google it?

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Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 10:35amSanction this postReply
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Both your options are correct, Matthew!

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