Don't Tell The Aliens We're Here, Stephen Hawking Says; They Might Not Be Friendly

[hairic]

Has it occurred to anyone else that our entire race might be a ...Science experiment.

Not our race, but all life. Aliens fly around the universe depositing their primordial seed everywhere, the perverts, and checking to see what evolution makes out of it every million years or so.

 

[Jon88]

Why do you think the British put up cameras every 20 feet? The aliens get off on bad teeth.

That is disgustiing.

I've seen seen it.

They wouldn't dare try it here without a major uprising.

We have balls here

 

[Hoofbite]

Has it occurred to anyone else that our entire race might be a ...Science experiment.

Sounds like such a revelation would be the ending of a M Night Shalammalamma movie.

 

[Jon88]

Sounds like such a revelation would be the ending of a M Night Shalammalamma movie.

It's true. You can believe it or go about your business and pretend not to.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

It's true. You can believe it or go about your business and pretend not to.

Are you saying we are a science experiment by aliens? Really?

 

[Doomsday101]

My guess would be the most common cause: war. It's the quickest method to go bankrupt. Plus it's also hard to maintain a culture when another one successfully invades and kills you.

Other common reason: political systems/structures. There were a lot of monarchies around. The possible policy shifts that can occur after a death in the family are large.

But you don't forget how to build. You go from building one of the great wonders of the world to not knowing how to build a well for water? Come on.

 

[Doomsday101]

Has it occurred to anyone else that our entire race might be a ...Science experiment.

Can the send us an offensive tackle?

 

[Concord]

This thing tripped the camera I had set up in the woods behind my house last night.

You can believe it or be eaten by it.

It's your choice.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

This thing tripped the camera I had set up in the woods behind my house last night.

You can believe it or be eaten by it.

It's your choice.

Oh God! Not another Buckeye fan!

 

[Concord]

Oh God! Not another Buckeye fan!

 

[Cajuncowboy]

That cat looks like he had one too many to drink.

Is that your cat?

 

[bbgun]

Should I be worried that Bob is always asking me to take him to my "leader"?

 

[Gzus]

Should I be worried that Bob is always asking me to take him to my "leader"?

I think "leader" in alien might be "bedroom" in English....

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

Should I be worried that Bob is always asking me to take him to my "leader"?

Depends on what he means by leader!

 

[bbgun]

I think "leader" in alien might be "bedroom" in English....

Depends on what he means by leader!

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[Concord]

That cat looks like he had one too many to drink.

Is that your cat?

No but I had one that looked just like him. That's why I posted it.

 

[Yeagermeister]

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[Hoofbite]

Are you saying we are a science experiment by aliens? Really?

He wants to believe. Let him have at.

I encourage him to take his beliefs into the public.

 

[hairic]

But you don't forget how to build. You go from building one of the great wonders of the world to not knowing how to build a well for water? Come on.

You think they didn't know how to build wells? They knew about wells and had them. They had developed basic irrigation too (redirecting the Nile). Water doesn't prevent them from collapsing as an empire.

BTW, yes, it's easy to lose information in those days. This was before the Internet, printing press, limited schooling, invention of cheap paper, etc. This was the period of the very first written language. All it takes is the sacking of one city to lose a large chunk of knowledge.

There's also the Dark Ages as an example.

 

[Hoofbite]

Give me a few millions slaves, endless resources to build with and limitless power and I'll build you something.