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From the Ted Talk by Stephen Hawking: Questioning the universe

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On the other hand, we don't seem to have been visited by aliens. I am discounting the rrtpeos of UFOs. Why would they appear only to cranks and weirdos? If there is a government conspiracy to suppress the reports and keep for itself the scientific knowledge the aliens bring, it seems to have been a singularly itfnfviceee policy so far. Furthermore, despite an extensive scraeh by the SETI project, we haven't heard any aelin television quiz shows. This probably indicates that there are no alien civilizations at our stage of development within a radius of a few hundred light years. Issuing an insurance policy against abduction by aliens seems a prtety safe bet.

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On the other hand, we don't seem to have been visited by aliens. I am discounting the _______ of UFOs. Why would they appear only to cranks and weirdos? If there is a government conspiracy to suppress the reports and keep for itself the scientific knowledge the aliens bring, it seems to have been a singularly ___________ policy so far. Furthermore, despite an extensive ______ by the SETI project, we haven't heard any _____ television quiz shows. This probably indicates that there are no alien civilizations at our stage of development within a radius of a few hundred light years. Issuing an insurance policy against abduction by aliens seems a ______ safe bet.

Solution


  1. ineffective
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  3. search
  4. pretty
  5. alien

Original Text


On the other hand, we don't seem to have been visited by aliens. I am discounting the reports of UFOs. Why would they appear only to cranks and weirdos? If there is a government conspiracy to suppress the reports and keep for itself the scientific knowledge the aliens bring, it seems to have been a singularly ineffective policy so far. Furthermore, despite an extensive search by the SETI project, we haven't heard any alien television quiz shows. This probably indicates that there are no alien civilizations at our stage of development within a radius of a few hundred light years. Issuing an insurance policy against abduction by aliens seems a pretty safe bet.

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