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[–] PrinceWizdom 3 points

It seems so uneven a fight. They appear to have everything going for them while we have very little. But appearances can be deceiving.

We have the greatest advantage of all. We have the love and mercy of the One who promised to return to defend us. And He makes all the difference, no matter what they plot and plan. Only He holds our future. We are in His hands.

He that reasons with fire and sword brings not peace as you so dearly wish to believe. He will help those who help themselves. If you await for the redemption offered by some sort of cosmic messiah you will be sorely disappointed when your dreams are shattered by the cold cruel truth of reality. Be ready to literally and figuratively fight to tooth and nail for the freedom that you believe in. As someone we know always says... "Freedom... Is not free".

I do not say this to bring despair, only to clarify what maybe misunderstood. No one should hold our future as we alone must be responsible for our futures. While it's good to keep a positive attitude, the sheer amount of power and resources that the aliens have is nothing we can compare with. All we have is a (free) will to survive, to be free and for a better future. Only human tribalism used rightly and human tenacity will help us through this.

This is where we are. This is how we stand. And the end of this cycle will occur within most of our lifetimes. How it all plays out is up to us to figure out.

If we are a live within the next 50 years that is.

[–] garbotalk 3 points

The One did something here that He didn't necessarily do on all of their worlds. He promised to return in force.

https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-Jesus-Return/

What's the point of returning after all of His human children's souls here on Earth are turned out and their bodies become nothing more than meat suits for others?

I like the story of a drowning man.
https://www.brandonsteiner.com/blogs/what-else/122526147-the-story-of-a-drowning-man

As the man is drowning, he has no fear.  Why?  Well, this drowning man is very religious.

“God will save me!” he says.

A man in a canoe comes by and offers the drowning man a life jacket.  He says, “No thanks.  God will save me!”

Then, a helicopter comes overhead. The crew throws a ladder down to help save the drowning man, but again the man says, “No thanks.  God will save me!”

Finally, a person swims out to the drowning man to save him and the man says, “Climb on my back. I will swim you to shore.”

Of course, the drowning man still refuses and says, “No thanks. God will save me!” And so, the man that had come to save the drowning man returned to shore.

Sadly, the drowning man did drown. He went to heaven where he sees God.  He says to God, “I prayed every day and was a very religious man. I did everything the prayer books told me to do, so I have to ask you, why did you let me drown?”

Then God replied, “I sent a canoe, a helicopter and a man to bring you to shore and you refused their help!”

So yes, it is up to us. But we must recognize and accept God sent help when it is offered. He is actively participating in our little drama with the Consortium and has His own agenda.

[–] exicleus 3 points

Seeing through the audit posts has changed myself. I am willing to set aside my ego and work on my baggage to help others.

As blasphemous as this sounds I can try to see as if I were a Kayeen, Siriv, C or Naigaje, yet I am not. It's a 'monkey animal' trying to understand a 'higher being' but by doing so I am attempting baby steps on the universal grounds that binds all of us. The wisest thing that I can say is that I know nothing and that I want to continue to learn.

Human-oid

Human-ization

Human-ity

It is not about us Humans.

We are all _-oids.

We share _-ization.

We should treat each other with _-ity.

I look up to my older brothers and sisters and would hope one day we could be treated as one.

[–] BkobDmoily 1 points

I call sentient organizations of life Sentis. It helps.

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[–] Ask_me_4_some_Karma 1 points

RD, is the planet, are planets that host life, life forms of their own accord? Or would it be better to suggest that life on planets are simply bacteria fighting over another? Are planets aware of themselves, or are they forever in chaos and come to order only when a life form creates that order?

I have a few questions I'd like to post, however I'm not sure if a relevant post will come to ask them, so I will instead message you these questions, and get answers back to me however you like

[–] explorer1357 1 points

I wanna know too

[–] garbotalk 1 points

I'm going to answer this since he hasn't yet.

There is no life anywhere without God. It doesn't just spring up, willy nilly, a happenstance, an accident, panspermia.

Those who try to contemplate the universe and leave God out of the equation are only looking at feathers and eggshells left in a nest and saying that they understand birds.

He sets up the evolutionary processes. He forms the masses. He breathes life into it. There is intent, not randomness in the choices He makes. He chooses what comes of it, and watches it grow. He reboots it when life gets stuck or corrupted in an unproductive rut. We are all extensions of Him, the many images of God from His great imagination. We swim in His mind.

Did you ever notice that the universe looks like a huge neural net with stars flaming like ideas in a brain?

Stars are the portals to other stars and star systems. Aliens travel through the mouths of stars, shot out of star cannons calibrated to enter these sun spots that bring them through worm holes to other places. It's a difficult, expensive undertaking requiring massive will and extraordinary perseverance.

Those advanced species who travel this way rule, conquer and harvest the many planets they encounter, some as guardians, others as oppressors. They are the lions and we are the sheep in this system of survival of the fittest. If we want to one day join them as equals, we must open our eyes to the cooperation, fortitude and perseverance it requires.

We cannot wait with our hands out for them to provide for us as they have done throughout our history. We not only must push ourselves to achieve but also defend ourselves as humans worthy to participate in our own decisions about our trajectory.

God watches. He gives us a place to grow and thrive, and looks to see what we make of our opportunities. He wants us to recognize Him through our participation here in this life, and have a relationship with Him.

Aliens can do many things. They can affect the worlds they encounter, transplant resources, engage primitives to work for them. But they cannot breath life into anything they do. The best they can do is try to copy it, or modify it for their use.

They are just like us, created beings, only more experienced. But they are not God, the Great Creator, who knows all of us best and loves us in spite of our flaws. His greatest joy is watching imperfections seeking perfection as they struggle to grow and thrive.

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? Psalm 8:4

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[–] Apostastrophe 1 points

Vaguely related to the topic, I'd be curious to know and understand how the extraterrestrial races view the proliferation of sentient/sapient life on Earth compared to how we, Homo Sapiens Sapiens (what an arrogant species name!) do. I think this is essential too in understanding how another species might view us.

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I think a large part of what allows us to respect another sentient life-form is an understanding of something we have in common - or rather certain signal markers of intelligence which are in some way mutually intelligible with our own. The Great Apes demonstrate anthropomorphic intelligent characteristics such as complex emotional behaviours (empathy, altruism in particular), self-recognition and tool-use. This however is a very human-centric view.

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What about cetacea, who display highly intelligent behaviour? Certain species of dolphin and whale display vocal calls of complexity and range which rival our own spoken word language in more ways than one: different species and regional species variants display evidence of accent and even potentially different language. There have been documented reports of inter-species cetacean co-operation, where a group of one species may assist a lost or injured individual from another. Studies of the communications in these circumstances display the individuals co-mingling their "language characteristics" in a way that is analogous to bilingualism.

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Do we see these obvious signs of intelligence and afford them the same respect? No, on a whole, we don't. Should we necessarily expect that kind of respect ourselves from races whose advances dwarf our own above our Terran brethren? From the behaviour of some, obviously we don't have it, being seen as little more than livestock. But then truly, in the manner of pot calling the kettle black, should we really be so outraged and righteous when we are perhaps just as bad? We have every right to strive for, and try to demand recognition, but we should not pretend we are somehow better than that ourselves. We test on intelligent animals, and use their bodies to create medicines and cures for ourselves. We have begun to understand and create protections for some species, but generally, the principle is the same, in my opinion.

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The way aliens see us is not so different from how in their position we would. Perhaps we have more in common than we might imagine.

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Perhaps I make little sense, but it's just what came to mind reading this.

(P.S. When I say "we" I am talking as a cultural opinion on the whole, not as individuals who may be more or less empathetic towards the plight of our fellow Terran sentients)