RE: Reaction to extra-terrestial life.
August 19, 2014 at 10:15 am
(This post was last modified: August 19, 2014 at 10:20 am by The Grand Nudger.)
There's really no reason to assume that aliens would have "philosophy" of any kind, nor that they would be technologically advanced. Not even if they showed up here. We're imagining a very specific sort of alien when we imagine a machine builder and a thinker. It's a very "human" sort of alien. That's a great mirror for considering aspects of ourselves - but it may also explain why we so often imagine that sort of alien not to "come in peace", why we imagine human misery and impotence would follow it's arrival. After all, that's what happens when human beings show up with "better boats" in our history.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
