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Consider that we have been active in electromagnetic spectrum for over 100 years (Marconi sent the first radio communication in 1895). We have been sending out TV signals for over 50 years. Any advanced civilization would have been producing electromagnetic signals for many centuries if not many millennia. These signals would reach us long before their spacecraft ever would - because they would have started producing those signals long before they would achieve interstellar travel. As we have not received any such signals - it means that no flying saucers are imminent either.

As for "Ender's Game" - it is a fantastic science fiction novel with an emphasis on fiction. For instance it relies on the concept of instantaneous interstellar communication. We can imagine a great deal. But as long as those imaginary things are not supported by our scientific knowledge, they are a matter of faith. As such space aliens are on an equal footing with Santa Claus and Easter Bunny.

There is no scientific evidence that telepathy exists. You can not use one unproven phenomenon to support existence of another unproven phenomenon.

A well paid professional may do one thing (though this well paid profession gave up on Bigbucks a long time ago). What office assistants, college kids and so on do is another.

That is what I understood the question to mean. Having a national language is essential.

Another poor question. It is too vague. In fact poor diplomacy can be appeasement.

Caffeine may be addictive, but paying outrageous price for it is not. There are just too many options that are available that are more economical and of similar quality.

While you are somewhat correct in you definition - that is not what liberalism has stood for in America. The term "Liberal" does not mean what it should in this country.

First lets define the word "Aliens". Typical definition seems to be - "An extraterrestrial civilization with technology that is far in advance of our own that is capable of interstellar travel." If we assume that definition then scientific evidence would indicate that they do not exist. Consider that such civilization would have to achieve our technical base hundreds if not thousands of years ago. If that had happened they would be generating communication "chatter" (like we do) that would have reached us from even the most distant stars. Since we have not detected such signals it would mean that there are no "aliens".

Which is why I did not bother voting in this poll. The question is wrong.

While not the best in the world it is certainly can not be evaluated by the fundamentally flawed study by the WHO. For the detailed analysis of the study and why its rankings are meaningless visit the Cato Institute website.