Protecting the Brand (from aliens)

This goes out to one of the world’s greatest brains.  Yes, Stephen Hawking, this is written expressly for you.

Cover of A Brief History of Time

First of all, thanks for reading this blog post.  I’m really quite flattered!   Now to business-

A couple of days ago the Discovery Channel aired an interview wherein you, Mr. Hawking, not only opined that aliens most likely exist, but that said aliens are almost certainly a threat to humans.  Indeed, you cautioned, we would be ill advised to court any contact whatsoever.

This may be the case.  In fact, your warning may be for naught.  It could be that Earth broadcast transmissions have already sealed our fate, alerting intergalactic predators to some of the tastiest game this side of Asellus Primus  (For you doubters out there, I’ll have you know that is a real star.  One must know these things when addressing a top-tier theoretical physicist).   And, if alien intergalactic death saucers aren’t already heading this way, I’m sure those SETI idiots are sending out a “Come get it while it’s hot” message at this very minute.

But that’s not the point.   The point is that you, Stephen Hawking, have built up a name, nay, a one-man brand identity.  After all, who hasn’t read “A Brief History of Time”?  Okay, who hasn’t pretended to read “A Brief History of Time”?  Just by association, those of us who’ve tried to tackle your writing have felt just a touch closer to those cosmic truths that elude us.  We’re grateful for the chance to grapple with our own intellectual limitations and awed that some can make quantum leaps into the unknown.  Your name still sits on top of the global brain trust (a group getting less brainy and trusty all the time).  However, if you start going off about aliens this and aliens that, well, you’re no better than science fiction writers, or, Lou Dobbs.  Then what do we have left?

Protect the brand Mr. Hawking.  The last thing we need is another talking head.

"What's for dinner?"

(And for any hostile aliens monitoring this blog, if you’d leave a comment that would be AWESOME!)

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