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Invite us to their planet then kill us?

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MemberOvomorphApril 28, 20124772 Views148 Replies
Just like some of the other members of this forum, I was a bit puzzled why an alien thousands and thousands of years back would leave a map showing us how to reach them if we ever figure out space travel, just to try and destroy us when we get there. That's the one thing about the story that has really lost me. It simply doesn't make sense. One possibility I have considered is that maybe it was never our visitor who attacks the crew. Maybe whatever visited us went extinct or was wiped out by the space jockeys. Maybe there's something we haven't seen in the trailer. Any alternate takes on this? Would love to hear your thoughts.

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BigDave
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Ok well how about this theory... If we say these Engineers are a little more like the God from the Bible, then i would pretty sure thing that the God of the Bible would not be too pleased with mankind doing one of these. 1) Manipulating Genes, making Hybrids (i.e if we make a half man half ape that becomes inteligent like in Planet of the Apes). 2) Maybe also creating synthetic lifeforms to the extent of David 8. Weyland said we are the Gods now.... Now the God from the Bible i am sure would not be happy at all, at mankind acting as God and going about trying to recreate mankind or a lifeform simular to us. Playing God, is certain to upset God more than breaking his 10 comandments. Maybe this is what the Engineers see that our race has now done, and that they detect that our aim is to create life just as Gods, to manipulate life just as Gods. And maybe the final straw would be when we then have the ambition and greed to use/steal the technology of these Gods to further the potential of what mankind can create. Again this would no doubt upset these Godlike Engineer race.

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artyoh
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Ugh, even as a non-religious person, It pains me to see folks trashing religion, since religous inspiration is directly or indirectly responsible for an overwhelming majority of the most important, beautiful examples of art and architecture created throughout human history.
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craigamore
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What about that was respectful Spartacus? Thanks artyoh...
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artyoh
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You're welcome craigamore. Nothing is quite so simple, or black and white. The development of agriculture: [i]the foundation upon which every single human civilization rests.[/i] was intimately and inextricably bound up with [i]religous[/i] beliefs.
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craigamore
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I appreciate it..I really do..
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Myrddin365
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@Spartacus I like you too. You seem like a guy it would be fun to have a beer with. The last post was very derogatory toward many sets of beliefs that millions of people have devoted their entire lives to and billions have ascribed to believe in. I respect your right to have your opinions about religion, but the way it was expressed offended me simply because of the indelicate and disrespectful manner these core beliefs were attacked. This film will not kill God or religion. This film will tell a story based on fictional premises in order to evoke a visceral response in order to entertain. I can make a statement that all Atheism is based on self-defeating logical fallacies and has no rhetorical defense, but without supporting evidence what good is my statement? We all believe things we will never be able to prove or see directly. I won't trash your brand of faith. I would appreciate it if you do not bash mine.

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craigamore
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Thank you Myrddin365
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Myrddin365
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No problem craigamore.

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