jlf1961
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Joined: 6/10/2008 From: Somewhere Texas Status: offline
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Look I believe that life is out there. However, I doubt that we have ever been visited, let alone set along a breeding program by some semi omnipotent race to dig minerals out of the planet, for a couple of reasons. 1) If they have mastered interstellar travel, then they have mastered a power source better than nuclear fusion. Considering that the hydrogen atom is the base structure for every element that comes after it, why dig for metals when you can make them in a nuclear furnace? Besides since gold and other precious metals are scarce on earth, but seem to be common in asteroids, why come here? Just mine the asteroids. Also, it would be inefficient to depend on biological constructs to mine the metals, automated systems would be better and you dont have to feed them. 2) Considering how long we have been listening to the universe with radio telescopes, we would have probably heard them by now. 3) If they did breed humans into existence, their computers would have projected the probable mutations over generations, so why in the hell would they leave a combative, warlike, hate filled, primitive minded species to expand over a planet and eventually (if we dont nuke ourselves into extinction) travel out among the stars and fuck with them? Better do deal with the slaves in a manner similar to what was done with ponies used in mines in remote areas, once the mines were played out, the expense of transporting the ponies was not cost effective, so you kill the animals.
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Boy, it sure would be nice if we had some grenades, don't you think? You cannot control who comes into your life, but you can control which airlock you throw them out of. Paranoid Paramilitary Gun Loving Conspiracy Theorist AND EQUAL OPPORTUNI
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