I recently got an email from an old classmate of m
ine who lives on the other side of the world who asked me what my thoughts were on the U.N.'s recent decision to possibly expand their current Office for Outer Space Affairs director's role. The director, Mazlan Othman, presently is responsible for "promoting international co-operation and peace in dealing with outer space,"
according to Wired's U.K. outlet. She is poised to become the planet's go-to person should we ever make contact with aliens - if they exist.
Some people, for whatever reason,
take exception to this. I find the possible appointment of an alien ambassador interesting, to say the least, but I cannot imagine anyone taking a particularly strong position either way. If the U.N. wants to expand Othman's role, I say, "Why not?" Assuming that humans could possibly be the only intelligent life in the
entire universe is a little naive.
