Seriously,,
All I can think when we find stuff like this is .
What IF "they" do come for a visit ? Are we the "main" course?
And on top of that we all KNOW what happens when a "superior" intelligence meets one that is not so intelligent eh?
Only SETI knows...
I put myself through college with a science scholarship. One summer night the team(boys and girls) were laying around outside, drinking and discussing the issues that have been raised here. We wanted to get to the heart of the matter and after a few hours of debate, we decided that the question of life out there was a moot point. The discussion had turned to religion and we all came to agree that God or whatever force you believed in was the key. Something or someone had to have created the first bit of matter that became the theoretical "Big Bang" and did something create that being, energy? Spontaneous? Who knows. That's why exploration is so vital, to answer those questions. We can debate forever, but we need to go and find out. I won't live to see it, perhaps some of you will. The big thing that needs to happen is the invention of an engine that can approach light speeds. With technology doubling every couple of years now, it may not take too long. Just my 2 centavos on all that.
BUT someone needs to invent a metal detector that has a chair attached, floats like a hovercraft, digs and replaces that divot and has a food replicator that makes pizza, hamburgers and beer. Much more important to me.
Something or someone had to have created the first bit of matter