

We’re not only not alone but also welcomed. Yes, there’s conflict and strife-acts of terrorism, government obstruction, frustration and loss and death-but at its core the story promises an inviting cosmos. He was describing his novel, Contact, a 370-or-so-page answer, literally or in spirit, to every question we can ask about how finding alien intelligence might go. And the third part of the message is the real content, which is a very complex set of data in a new language, which is also explained.” This is a signal from intelligent beings … Then, the next layer is one that says, This message is directed specifically to you guys on Earth. This is not some natural astronomical phenomenon. First there is a beacon, an announcement signal, something that says, Pay attention. “As I imagine it,” Carl Sagan once said, “there will be a multilayered message.
