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g_pepper comments on [Link]: KIC 8462852, aka WTF star, "the most mysterious star in our galaxy", ETI candidate, etc. - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: g_pepper 21 October 2015 12:37:09AM 2 points [-]

Except that a SETI-type attack such as the one described in Hoyle's A for Andromeda (mentioned in the link provided by turchin above) would not necessarily target us specifically; it could be launched by aliens with no knowledge of our existence.