In astrobiology, uniformity of motive is an essential assumption of the zoo hypothesis explanation to Fermi's paradox. The zoo hypothesis states that alien civilizations refrain from contacting Earth, so as to not interfere in natural evolution and cultural development, or to minimize risk for themselves.[1] Certain technological, political or ethical thresholds and standards could be implemented for other civilizations to pass, after which contact would be established.
In the likely case that more than one sufficiently developed alien civilizations exist, a uniformity of motive with legal policy concerning the contact of newly developing civilizations would have to be established and maintained. A "galactic club" would be formed and maintained, possibly by an early advanced civilization. The size of a club like this would influence the likelihood of compliance by all members, since any member could break the contact rules at any point in time, making large galactic clubs unlikely to succeed in their goals.
^Ball, John A. (July 1973). "The Zoo Hypothesis". Icarus. 19 (3): 347–349. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(73)90111-5.
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