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Talk:Essay:Extraterrestrial Life and the Bible (view source)
Revision as of 15:35, April 25, 2008
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:Laying aside your unfounded accusations against Christopher Columbus, remember that I also said that an ET scout might have a commission from a commander more like [[Alexander the Great]] or [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] or maybe even [[Adolf Hitler]].--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]<sup>[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]</sup> 10:08, 25 April 2008 (EDT)
:Laying aside your unfounded accusations against Christopher Columbus, remember that I also said that an ET scout might have a commission from a commander more like [[Alexander the Great]] or [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] or maybe even [[Adolf Hitler]].--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]<sup>[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]</sup> 10:08, 25 April 2008 (EDT)
::Unfounded? So the decimation of the local population by smallpox and syphilis after his arrival was a coincidence? Not to mention persecution by the Catholic Church. However, that was made tongue in cheek, but seriously, if there are beings out there with the technology to travel here and they aren't exactly of a friendly nature, then it doesn't matter who they take after - we're in trouble. A bit like that Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man." [[User:DPearce|DPearce]] 10:13, 25 April 2008 (EDT)
::Unfounded? So the decimation of the local population by smallpox and syphilis after his arrival was a coincidence? Not to mention persecution by the Catholic Church. However, that was made tongue in cheek, but seriously, if there are beings out there with the technology to travel here and they aren't exactly of a friendly nature, then it doesn't matter who they take after - we're in trouble. A bit like that Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man." [[User:DPearce|DPearce]] 10:13, 25 April 2008 (EDT)
:::Now your "serious" point ''is'' well-taken. It is exactly my point. By what arrogance does anyone suppose that we could "take those guys" if they showed up? Of course, I don't believe that they will, because I see no evidence of "them." Even Stephen Hawking has given up on the idea, after Project SETI has utterly failed to turn up a convincing positive finding.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]<sup>[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]</sup> 11:35, 25 April 2008 (EDT)
::So, Terry, are you saying that the Europeans did not do these things against the Native population of the Americas?[[User:AliceBG|AliceBG]] 10:24, 25 April 2008 (EDT)
::So, Terry, are you saying that the Europeans did not do these things against the Native population of the Americas?[[User:AliceBG|AliceBG]] 10:24, 25 April 2008 (EDT)
:::Yes. And if you have any proof otherwise, you'd better show it--and probably take this to [[Talk:Christopher Columbus]], which is where this belongs.