I hate Quantum Physics

3) How would uncivilized cultures react upon receiving technology beyond their comprehension?

In the recent study on the Physics of the Impossible by the University of Tokyo, several civilizations were defined. First is a type one civilization, a civilization which is able to exert its control over the entire planet completely. Its resources and forces are used to the full extent. It also has the ability to solve Class I impossibilities, impossible events such as invisibility, information at the speed of light, force fields, things that are possible with currently developing technology, and has a solving time from the present ranging from a few decades to a few centuries to us. Second is the type two civilization, where the civilization is able to use the entire solar system to its extent. This would effectively increase its energy by about 7 billion times. It is also able to use Class II impossibilities, like interstellar travel, objects being moved at the speed of light, teleportation, antimatter, telepathy, things that are possible as they do not necessarily break the laws of physics, whether Newtownian or quantum, but is probably unavailable to us for the next few centuries or millennias. Finally is the type three civilization, which is able to control the entire galaxy, improving its energy by over 50 billion times that of a type two civilization, and is able to use technologies defined as Class III impossibilities, like time travel, faster than light travel, alternate universes, wormholes, things that would need to find drastic changes or loopholes in the current laws of physics in order to work. We are of course, are a type zero civilization. Stephen Hawking, the renowned British phsyicist, however, doubts we will ever reach a type three civilization. When asked to clarify he stated, “If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future now?” We obviously don't see giant artifacts from the future approaching our world.

And this long introduction leads me into my question. “What if we ourselves were met with technologies we couldn't understand?” I think the answer is simple. It would initially shock us immensely, and intrigue us even more. We could easily see these feats of technology as magic, things that are beyond our comprehension. This lack of understanding is also reflected in other “uncivilized” cultures. When the Sawis receive the gifts like axes or fishing poles, they initially have little understanding of what the purpose of these objects are. It is with understanding, however, that they are able to effortlessly incorporate these new devices into their culture. By asking ourselves, “How would we react to future-people bringing us technology?” we can understand the reaction of others.