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Originally posted by Skibum
Only the lowly evolved mind will do that, Higher intelligent beings would invade earth but blending in with secret societies and play the technology game between nations to cause conflicts.
Huh. we are talking about hypothetical situations here. We have no way of knowing what the intentions of any invading aliens would be. We have no idea how "higher intelligent" beings would act. Perhaps these beings would think of us as lower life forms similar to how ants are regarded by us here on earth. Lets say the aliens are invading because they need the nitrogen from our atmosphere. why would they waste their time playing games with secret societies and what not. Where would that get them.
"We need the nitrogen from your atmosphere, Mr. NWO representative (fill in the secret society of your choice) will you help us"
"Sure Mr. Alien We would love to help you even though it would mean the destruction of our own planet"
The easier way would be to break out the economy sized can of raid and exterminate the lower life forms. No land war needed. Just set up the super advanced nitrogen harvester and thay get what they need.
Originally posted by newkids123
? Not only the mayans did buddy. Let's see Greeks did, Egyptians did, Chineses did, Vikings did, African tribes did, Aztec did. OMG? Too many to list
Originally posted by Odd
Of course, if it's our resources they're after, they won't want to simply eradicate our world, or reduce its surface to molten slag; on the contrary, they'd probably prefer it intact, sans those damn humans.
Originally posted by ShadowXIX
Originally posted by Odd
Of course, if it's our resources they're after, they won't want to simply eradicate our world, or reduce its surface to molten slag; on the contrary, they'd probably prefer it intact, sans those damn humans.
I think some of the most important resources to aliens on earth would be our diverse animal and plant life, A genetic resource. If you want metals, water, minerals,gases you could allways mine asteroids, comets,Dead planets,moons, gas giant planets.
Unless of course earth just happen to have a big supply of some metal not found easily in the rest universe. I think earth's lifeforms are the rarest things earth has in the scope of the universe.
So if a alien race wanted that they couldnt just bomb the heck out of the planet. I think if aliens really wanted to get rid of just humans they would first study all they could about the human body then develop a bio-weapon that would just wipe out humans and not harm anything eles. Nice and clean and we would most likely never know we were under attack.
Originally posted by Emily_Cragg
What if Aliens are essentially benign, and they are only manipulating things because our Gummint has seen fit to incarcerate all Comers, enslave them, kill them, victimize them and exploit them.
What if they're basically NICER and MORE DECENT than humans?
You still want to use them for target practice?
What if some of them would make wonderful friends and business associates?
What if they could tell us about other places in the Galaxy that are real, where people are?
What if their stories would enthrall our children?
What if they intend no harm to us, on the whole, and they are split between BENIGN and HARMFUL just as the rest of God's children are?
What if they know God, too? What if they have a Covenant, too?
None of these questions come up among people who only know of one tool to deal with any and all problems: death by immobilization.
But--you guys have left out one important question.
What if Aliens are essentially benign, and they are only manipulating things because our Gummint has seen fit to incarcerate all Comers, enslave them, kill them, victimize them and exploit them.
What if they're basically NICER and MORE DECENT than humans?