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Originally Posted by Boreas
You're like the general in the '50s sci-fi flick who has his artillery fire on the saucer because - hey, ya never know - they might not wanna make friends.  |
I am? In what way? Maybe you are assuming to much from one post.
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I grant you that it's hard to think outside the box
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Actually my thought is outside the box of the popular belief although it is share by a large number in the scientific community.
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of what motivates us as a species but I believe it's a mistake to assume that an alien (in every sense of the word) species would operate in accordance with the same imperatives as we do.
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and you base this on what? Why should we assume intelligent life from another world would be different than all life forms here? It's seems an odd leap you are making.
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In all the universe there are simply no.... universals.
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Well we do know life is energy and in order to sustain energy (life force) all species convert other species energies for their own. Even things we do not consider life forms like stars charge material into energy to sustain itself.
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Also, there are ways and there are ways to use the energy of other living things. Not all are parasitic, predatory or otherwise destructive of the life form being so used.
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Did I say otherwise?
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Many are beneficial to all involved.
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Let's hope this is the case if intelligent life ever comes here.
Yes, anything is possible but the general thought that a an alien life form would be benevolent by nature although possible is similar to the leap of faith we make in following organized religion. It's possible but not probable.
In fact your thoughts are the ones not outside the box.
