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Title: Not Enough Philosophical Implications
Review: I was expecting a "what if?" scenario of the impact the discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence would have on our society. Too much of this book was either historical or reflective of the 1996 wisdom regarding the existence of extraterrestrial intelligences.The table of contents provides the best indicator of what this book is really about. Here it is with my observations about each chapter in parentheses.1. A Brief History of SETI (self-explanatory)2. Extraterrestrial Microbes (a biology lesson)3. Alien Message (exploring the probable types of messages we might receive)4. Against Aliens (exploring the probability of aliens and their similarity to us)5. The Nature of Consciousness (self-explanatory)6. Alien Contact and Religious Experience (current and biblical UFO stories)If you are interested in history, biology, and dated wisdom, then this is a good book for you. For me, I don't think it "explores the ramifications" to the extent that I had hoped it would.
