In one of the dath ilan stories, they did start the process of engaging in hostile actions in some other civilization’s territory within minutes of first contact. The “smartest people in Civilization” acted very stupidly in that one, though I suppose it was because Eliezer didn’t get to write both sides of the conflict.
In one of the dath ilan stories, they did start the process of engaging in hostile actions in some other civilization’s territory within minutes of first contact. The “smartest people in Civilization” acted very stupidly in that one, though I suppose it was because Eliezer didn’t get to write both sides of the conflict.