OT:Why Aliens dont come here - Page 2

Starhawk · #1 December 7th, 2004, 02:38 PM

Heh are you freakin kidding if we had a rock oxygen world in this system aside from Earth Morality would go right out the window when people realize the raw materials you can get from a whole new untouched world.

Mining Companies would probobly send up teams immedietly

Some "religious nuts" might see it as a new Eden or something and go there to get away from the rest of humanity.

Scientists would surely go (probobly first)

The military would DEFINATELY GO as a whole new world may not be given up without a fight by some countries (I can think of a few that would probobly start a war over it but I won't list them)

And not to mention countries like China and India who's populations double every fifty years (You'd think they never heard of birth control) would probobly be the first to send up people in their thousands (or even millions) as they are desperate for any real estate they can get their hands on.

Fyron · #2 December 7th, 2004, 04:31 PM

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...if there was another rock oxygen planet here, how close would we be to establishing a colony? We don't have near the technology now, but if we had the incentive, would we be closer, or be there already?

8) Someone should invent a computer game where our solar system captures a liveable planet (or two). Like "Alpha Centauri," but the home planet is still very much part of the game. (Anyone know if AC can be modded to do that?) Actually, "Conquest of the New World" was somewhat like that, except that of course it was historical not sci-fi.

Civilization II Test of Time does that. It can have up to 4 maps in one game. There is an "extended original game" mode, where once you build a spaceship, you get to land on and colonize Alpha Centauri, all while maintaining your nation on Earth. There can even be an alien race living there, which would have grown without any competition (or interaction) with other civilizations until you get there.

There is a "science fiction" mode of play where two species sent colony ships that crash landed on a planet, humans and some aliens (I forget their name). You can eventually send units up to orbital platforms over this world that were constructed by a long extinct race. Later, you can send units to a Mars-like planet. Lastly, you can send units to a gas giant that has platforms of solid hydrogen, also constructed by that long extinct aliean race.

Finally, there is a "fantasy" mode of play, where the 4 maps represent the surface layer of the world, a subterranean layer of caves, the sea floor, and a cloud layer. You can play as elves, humans, hawkmen, merfolk, goblins, etc.

Incidentally, this is part of why Civilization III sucks so much...

TerranC · #3 November 25th, 2004, 08:04 PM

The real reason is because the Raelians haven't finished building their compound yet.

Atrocities · #4 November 25th, 2004, 08:11 PM

Why Aliens Do Not Come Here:

1. Because we make movies about them always being evil.
2. Because they know we will kill them and steal their technology
3. Becasue we engineered pond scum
4. Because we are the aliens to the aliens
5. There are no aliens

Kamog · #5 November 26th, 2004, 02:26 AM

Aliens are already here. Some of them are living in the secret base in Area 51. Others are disguised as humans and living among us.

Renegade 13 · #6 November 26th, 2004, 03:45 AM

My theory: Aliens would have to be stupid to contact us. We're far too moronic as a whole to be worthy of contacting another race. Likely we'd be stupid and try to wipe them out.

Karibu · #7 November 26th, 2004, 04:31 AM

Renegade is correct. Weaker always resent stronger and try to find ways to overcome them (when speaking of humans). We would simply be afraid of them -> Fear leads to suspicion -> Suspicion to mistrust -> Conflicts -> Terror/pity war, etc. disastrous happening. Also, every time in human history when more advanced culture has been in contact with less advanced one (or with less ability to defend oneself) has proven disastrous to less advanced one. If I would be alien, I would propably do like Kevin Spacey in K-PAX (nice film) and use earth as "Natural park" where you can go to see how primitives are living (no offence, Primitive

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Raging Deadstar · #8 November 26th, 2004, 01:44 PM

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... do like Kevin Spacey in K-PAX (nice film) and use earth as "Natural park" where you can go to see how primitives are living (no offence, Primitive

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Thumbs up to Karibu

K-Pax is an Incredible film!

Also, I believe that if a lesser advanced culture comes into contact with a more advanced one, the advanced one gets contaminated by the lesser one's primitiveness

Thats why aliens keep clear from us

Azselendor · #9 November 27th, 2004, 02:37 AM

I figure aliens don't come here because they are cubs fans.

Randallw · #10 November 26th, 2004, 06:13 AM

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Renegade 13 said:
My theory: Aliens would have to be stupid to contact us. We're far too moronic as a whole to be worthy of contacting another race. Likely we'd be stupid and try to wipe them out.

As someone who on a number of occasions has explained my attitude towards aliens (to clarify I am a Xenophobe, with an emphasis on Xeno meaning space aliens) I won't take your comment to heart

. I agree however that making a snap judgement is dangerous, better to wait a few hundred years till our technology is superior then exterminate them.