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The only way that a creature has no connection to time is if it doesn't die and, therefore, isn't really concerned how long things take.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
Just because you feel like you have something to accomplish before you die doesn't mean an alien feels that way.
Just because you fear death doesn't mean aliens do.
I would simply prefer that it doesn't come before I've accomplished something meaningful in my life.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
Ok so this is the way you "feel?" Do you "feel" you are intelligent because you can outwit a dog or cat? Because you can open a door? Start a car? Write a sentence?
Have you ever seen a cat or squirrel ... if they had any brains at all one would think they would realize that there is no real pressing need for them to cross the road and that they should wait till traffic dies down.
Perhaps aliens have evolved beyond feelings??
"feel" (there's that word again argh)
They might not "feel" like they have to accomplish anything individually because they might not put much value in individualism.
A QUICK SIDE NOTE:
I get the sense that you are making an awkward attempt at mocking me here.
If you could just be a little more blunt I would appreciate it...because as things are, I don't get it.
I would say that not having feelings would mean not having a direction or purpose.
Describe for me how a highly intelligent being operates devoid of feeling? I would say that they feel something...even if it's apathy.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
Relax.
The point is animals (including humans) do stupid stuff based entirely on strong chemical signals in their brains instead of logic.
You're typing on a computer right now. I doubt your computer is feeling much... but it's serving a purpose.
Check out Commander Data for a cheesy example. No feelings, but the most intelligent being on the ship.
If I lack emotion for an entire lifetime due to my indifferent nature then couldn't I be thought of as a being devoid of feelings (from a human perspective)??
Originally posted by Essedarius
...every single person I have ever met who has rock solid proof of alien involvment in human affairs is, for some reason or another, completely unwilling or unable to share said proof.
I'm not saying that people like RavenWindfree are lying to me.
I'm saying that I am as likely to give creedence to that type of claim as I am to give my wallet to a robber who shoves his finger in his coat and says he has a gun.
Originally posted by Paul_Richard
The aliens are not just visiting us, they are here and in large numbers, i.e., thousands if not millions in this, the Sol System.
Zetan-aliens have been here for many thousands of years and have absolutely no intention of leaving. They will harvest this world and its peoples for as long as their greedy fingers, claws, etc., can do so.
One does not evolve into becoming emotionless drones of high intellect...
To evolve is to have better, more beautiful feelings, not to be retarded in emotional development
The question is, do you think that the evolution of the human race will mean a complete and total victory of logic over emotion? Is it possible that hundreds of years from now, human bodies will no longer contain the bodily chemicals necessary to feel rage, or love, or something as simple as curiosity?
True...it's serving my purpose. It's a tool...like a hammer, or a car, or a gun. I'm standing by the assertion that it is impossible to have a purpose without having intelligence...and conversely, impossible to have intelligence without a purpose.
No fair referencing cybernetic organisms...
Can you come up with an example of a decision that can be made completely devoid of any emotion?
All humanoid life has emotions because all souls have emotions. They may be surpressed, they may be underdeveloped, but all of us have that.
One does not evolve into becoming emotionless drones of high intellect - like the Greys. That is not evolution, that is spiritual retardation.
This is only true if a specific advantage is gained by having better, more beautiful feelings.
Originally posted by Essedarius
Just to lay the groundwork here, this thread operates on the following assumptions:
Aliens exist.
Aliens regularly visit our planet earth.
Aliens are significantly smarter than the inhabitants of our planet earth.
If you feel the need to argue these assumptions...move on.
***
After reading a number of threads regarding the intentions of aliens, I feel that opinions fall into one of three camps:
a)
Aliens regard humans as little more than ants, and our planet as little more than an anthill. The alien traffic seen on our planet is the result of, at the most, casual curiosity and, at the least, sheer intergalactic boredom.
b)
Aliens discovered earthly humans a long long time ago and have developed a vested interest in them. The aliens have subsequently created a very detailed plan that only precious few humans are privy to. The plan has been propagated by complete alien control of human governments, and will come to fruition in some grand display of alien supremacy. (As far as the “grand display”, I’ve heard speculations ranging from humans being removed from earth in a rapture-like exodus, to complete annihilation of the human race.)
c)
Aliens created us. Humans have souls only because they were provided by aliens. Aliens hope we do things “right”, but simply watch us, without meddling, like pets under glass. The God that religious people talk about? It’s just aliens.
Now I’ve never been abducted, or even contacted by aliens.
Furthermore, I’ve never been in the CIA. In fact, I didn’t even score very well on the ASVAB.
But, just looking at things logically, I think we can make the following assertion:
Only one of these scenarios can be true…they are mutually exclusive. Either the aliens are apathetic toward us, manipulating us, or our creators.
What camp are you in, and why do you believe what you do?
Originally posted by Essedarius
So obviously your view of these "Zetans" is that they fit into category "B" that we've established for this thread: they have a vested interest in humans and are manipulating our existence.
Originally posted by Essedarius
What are they harvesting us for? Fuel? Food? Fun?
Originally posted by Essedarius
I would argue that humans would, in fact, evolve into [emotionless drones of high intellect] IF it made them more powerful than emotional free-thinkers. Survival of the fittest isn't just about claws and teeth...it's about the whole package.
Originally posted by Paul_Richard
To evolve is to have better, more beautiful feelings, not to be retarded in emotional development
Originally posted by Essedarius
This is only true if a specific advantage is gained by having better, more beautiful feelings. I think you could argue pretty effectively that a less emotional being would make a dynamite soldier.
Originally posted by observe50
Paul.... the Grey's don't laugh so what you are saying from Whitney looks funky to me.
Originally posted by observe50
I can't imagine a Grey saying that to him about Gods either. Never thought I would use the word skeptical for myself about this but I'm not feeling it with Whitney. I think he has gone to far. You may study this stuff I live it.
Originally posted by observe50
I don't know about the Greys you know but the ones I know "are" souls.
Originally posted by observe50
I think one day you will be surprised who your Gods are.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
The only reason we are here to experience our wonderful emotions at all is because our ancestors had a specific evolutionary advantage (larger brains) over other animals.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
Can you prove human beings have souls? I think that's more faith based.