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Originally posted by Jay-in-AR
reply to post by Tattoo1377
So the cat's out. I assume your statement is in regards to my comment about disregarding a "channeler's" statements because it then moves into the realm of faith rather than rational ANYTHING. (it was also becoming evident when you blue-starred the comment regarding the GFL)
I hit this nail on the head from the get go. But, like I said, there is nothing necessarily wrong with this coming from a new sort of religious sect. If it contains truth.
However, like I have said before, you are buying snake's oil. You have already been given reasonable critique to the logic by myself and at least one other. I think you are starting to take an intellectually dishonest approach.
Originally posted by UnderTheirRadar
Let's start over shall we...
"In your opinion, based on the "evidence" if any...do you believe that the beings visiting this planet...are indeed friendly?"
I can honestly tell you all...I don't know.
Originally posted by Jay-in-AR
Still waiting for an answer FROM tattoo's figurative mouth as to where he/she heard this supposed universal law.
Originally posted by Demandred
reply to post by Tattoo1377
ok i can understand your logic in the Op, and to a degree i can accept alot of what you said however ... all it would take is one race to be the exception and you would end up with a very hostile universe, and just because a race has developed a live and let live attitude towards all castes of their own race it doesnt really mean that attitude would be projected on to other races especially inferior races.
having said that the fact that we are still here and havent been destroyed is either a sign of alien benevolence, indifference or we have never been visited.
When a species is capable of leaving it's own solar system it means that it has overcome the 'progress-destruction cycle' that can occur when mastery of it's own aggressive tendencies is lacking. At the same time a species discovers powerful energy sources allowing travel beyond their own solar system, they also become capable of creating offensive weapons of irreversible destructive power.
This is a form of natural selection. Only those species who perfectly control their aggressiveness can reach this stage. The others will self destruct from misuse of this technology