The Prime Directive

When Richard Feynman was asked if he believed in UFOs, extra- terrestrial life, this was his response: "I believe in the law of probability. The Milky Way is filled with four hundred billions stars, just like our sun. And there are over four hundred billion galaxies in the universe. The law of probability says that there are ten thousand solar systems exactly like ours in every respect. We're the youngest. And if any of those other solar systems with a planet like Earth survived their space age, then they could have visited us. So yes, I believe in UFOs."--Richard Feynman, physicist THE PRIME DIRECTIVE The law of the universe No violation of another's sovereignty Any transgressions committed And you will receive equally So beware your freewill For so much is at stake Non-human eyes are watching Which road shall we take? Now the very good news We have come so far In acknowledgment of our value We are quantum rock stars But every adolescent species Must be put to the test Can we deprogram obsolete dogmas To work and play with the rest? Will we chose fiery judgment And our divisive politics Believing only in terms of lack Like ideological lunatics? Or will we seize this opportunity To demonstrate our good will Electing not for self extinction But the sermon on the hill?