Our beliefs, institutions and culture have been based on the premise that man is the most intelligent of creatures. Would we be able to assume a subordinate role? Perhaps Dr. Otto Struve, the noted astronomer, was thinking about this when newsmen were interviewing him about Project Ozma. “I’m not so sure we should even answer if we did receive such signals,” he said. Psychological preparation will certainly be needed. Dr. Harlow Shapley, the Harvard professor emeritus of astronomy, after allowing for all elements of chance among the known stars, conservatively estimates that there should be a million planets with life-producing elements and conditions. In all the vastness of space and eons of time, there must be intelligent life in myriad forms seeking other intelligent life for interstellar companionship. When the signal comes, man will answer. END [ Transcriber’s Notes: 1. This story appeared in the August 1963 issue of _Worlds of Tomorrow_. 2. The original publication used "earth" to refer to the planet "Earth" consistently and "man" to refer to the collective "Man". Retained. ]