Some scientists think that there are intelligent life forms on other planets and messages should be sent to contact them. Other scientists think it is a bad idea and would be dangerous.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.

While it is sometimes believed that alien life that potentially exists on other planets should be contacted, others warn against doing this. Even though alerting aliens to our existence might be asking for trouble, I side with those who believe that this is highly unlikely. In my opinion, we should try to contact extraterrestrial forms as they can bring technologies enhancing our life.

According to some, searching life beyond Earth can pose a threat to our existence as if it turns out that we are not alone in the universe, we could contact hostile aliens who can attack us. If they can receive our messages, they can be potentially advanced enough, being our level of development or higher. Therefore, if such developed creatures misunderstand our peaceful intentions, they may see Earthlings as a threat and decide to come and destroy Earth. However, aggression is not likely to be their main characteristic as they have figured out a way to manage their civilization for periods long enough to achieve the level of development needed for decoding our signals.

I side with those who believe that attempts to contact aliens are worthwhile as it can bring knowledge of the science and technology of an advanced extraterrestrial civilization that will accelerate the ability to live quality lives on Earth. In case extraterrestrials are significantly more technologically advanced than we are on Earth today, they can share technologies and innovations improving life here on Earth. For instance, highly-evolved intelligent life-forms may teach humankind new agricultural technologies that can boost harvests to feed the growing population or share formulas of more sustainable fuels that do not pollute air. Provided our levels of development are similar, we can still exchange information about our achievements which can be mutually beneficial.

In conclusion, even though connecting with extraterrestrials that might have malicious intent can be letting the genie out of the bottle with unpredictable consequences, I side with those who believe that making such contacts is essential as a great impact this can have on our technological development compensates potential risks.