Let's say that somehow we were able to verify irrefutably that there were extraterrestrial beings en route to our planet. (When I say "we" I mean the entire human race) We know we have exactly 10 years before they reach the Earth for some unknown purpose. Do you think that we could - as a species - get our shit together in time to face the potential of this new threat? Or would we simply continue to argue and fight petty wars until the aliens came and possibly wiped us out of existence?
Please discuss.
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So... Like the end of District 9? Maybe we would all unify [i]somewhat[/i]. Different branches of some organization working (at worst) autonomously. This may be done to give the semblance of unity because I imagine people would generally be drawn towards unity through fear. That could also imply revolution as well. Way too many variables when we're talking about events at a global scale.