translation.en: We can look at our own history. The late physicist Gerard O'Neill said, "Advanced Western civilization has had a destructive effect on all primitive civilizations it has come in contact with, even in those cases where every attempt was made to protect and guard the primitive civilization."
translation.zh: 回顾我们的历史，就如现代物理学家吉拉德 奥尼尔（Gerard O'Neill)所说， “先进的西方文明对所有其接触到的原始文明 产生了毁灭性的影响， 即使作了很多努力保护及维持原始文明 也是徒劳。”