I think mankind would be most disturbed to learn that real aliens are something other than those portrayed in any Spielberg movie ... you know, round heads, slanted eyes, long arms. :-)
In some way I think people would find some reassurance that life elsewhere was just like them. There'd be a kinship there. I suspect that's why all the science fiction movies -- except perhaps low budget ones like "Star Trek" on TV where all aliens were human-like but with darker skin -- have aliens that are significantly different: oozing goo, lots of teeth, insect-like.
What would be interesting is if aliens were different, but not grotesque. Radically different, but indescribably beautiful or glorious. In short ... better than us. What would that do?
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