Part 10/13:
The discussion intensifies with thoughts about the implications of contact and how human interference might come across to extraterrestrial civilizations. They mention historical cover-ups—such as the debunked and secretive projects that tried to communicate with dolphins using LSD, or the alleged military training of dolphins to serve as underwater spies or weapon carriers.
He speculates that the greatest threat to humanity might be our own tech—nuclear plants with no fail-safes, environmental pollution, and the delusion of “clean coal,” despite overwhelming evidence of ecological harm. The biggest concern rests on humanity’s inability or unwillingness to face the pressing crises of climate change and resource depletion.