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originally posted by: mysterioustrangera reply to: jimbotweedNone of the above. If they wanted to, they would have already.
originally posted by: jimbotweed
I am not sure if this has been discussed before or not, but I have looked.
I believe that ET is out there and are actively watching us. What I am putting out there is, do you think they are monitoring us to protect us from nuclear war or to see if we destroy our planet or studying us for weakness in order to invade?
originally posted by: SaturnFX
maybe they are monitoring to harvest emotions regardless of good, bad, etc..because they then sell the emotions as a chemical rush.
Adrenochrome is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C9H9NO3 produced by the oxidation of adrenaline (epinephrine). The derivative carbazochrome is a hemostatic medication.
originally posted by: Ophiuchus 13
Interesting SaturnFX, is that the conspiracy theory related to ADRENOCHROME? And what could possibly be that currency of exchange...
originally posted by: SaturnFX
Lets say alien X feeds off the energy patterns or whatever of fear, shock, etc..basically any intense emotion. What a perfect fit into creating great frightening virtual reality video games, horror movies, etc. People love feeling extreme emotions (so long as safety is assured).
If course if the alien was splitting us open to get our "fear juice", then that presents a problem, but if its more a telepathic absorbing, like some sort of dreamcatcher, those types of aliens would suit us fine for our entertainment purposes, symbiotic relationship
would be a neat sci-fi concept anyhow.
originally posted by: Ophiuchus 13
originally posted by: SaturnFX
Lets say alien X feeds off the energy patterns or whatever of fear, shock, etc..basically any intense emotion. What a perfect fit into creating great frightening virtual reality video games, horror movies, etc. People love feeling extreme emotions (so long as safety is assured).
If course if the alien was splitting us open to get our "fear juice", then that presents a problem, but if its more a telepathic absorbing, like some sort of dreamcatcher, those types of aliens would suit us fine for our entertainment purposes, symbiotic relationship
would be a neat sci-fi concept anyhow.
interesting concept.
I guess then if assisting in entertainment and keeping the spirits from becoming bored it can have its advantages why intriguing the imaginations abroad...
originally posted by: jimbotweed
a reply to: Aedaeum
Agreed, one would hope they would intervene sooner rather than later in order to cleanse our aggressive nature.
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: gortex
Why do we always assume that aliens, good or bad, are always so much more advanced than we in every way?
Road Not Taken.--by Harry Turtledove
It's PDF.
In short, the only "advanced" tech the evil aliens, or even the good ones by implication, is the FTL drive. Nothing else.
originally posted by: bulrush
The only problem I have with the Federation is they expect us to mature on our own without any help from them. It's like tossing a child into a lake and demanding he learn how to swim. It is illogical, and their whole society is based on logic and fairness. So in this case, their logic is inconsistent on some level. Yet they also know that if we don't mature on our own, we will never learn. Lessons are best learned through hardship.
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