Editing The Ethics of Contact and the METI Debate (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''METI''' — (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence). The "Activity" of "Intentionally" "Sending" "High-Power" "Radio" or "Laser" "Signals" to "Other Stars."
* '''SETI''' — (See Article 689). The "Passive" "Search" for signals.
* '''METI International''' — (Douglas Vakoch). An "Organization" "Advocating" for "Active Messaging" to "Initiate" "Communication."
* '''The Dark Forest Theory''' — (See Article 689). The "Hypothesis" that "Every Civilization" is a "Hiding Predator" and "Revealing Oneself" "Leads" to **"Destruction."**
* '''The First Contact Protocol''' — (See Article 702). A "Set of Guidelines" on "How" to "Respond" "If" a signal is "Received."
* '''Global Consent''' — The "Idea" that "No Single Person" or "Organization" should "Speak for Earth" "Without" "Planetary Approval."
* '''Passive-Active Debate''' — The "Ongoing Conflict" between "Scientists" (Passive) and "Advocates" (Active) over the "Safety" of "Broadcasts."
* '''Leakage Radiation''' — The "Accidental" "Broadcasting" of "Earth's" "TV," "Radio," and "Radar" signals into space (which makes us 'already visible' to very sensitive telescopes).
* '''Existential Risk''' — (See Article 665). The "Potential" for "Contact" to "Result" in the **"Extinction"** of "Humanity."
* '''The Great Filter''' — (See Article 689). If "Many" civilizations "Reach" our level but "None" "Talk," it suggests "Something" "Kills" those who do.
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